Turtles in My Sandbox (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780976882374)

Imagine finding turtle eggs in your sandbox! When a mother diamondback terrapin lays eggs in a young girl's sandbox, the girl becomes a "turtle-sitter" to help the babies safely hatch. She raises the teeny hatchlings until they become big enough to fend for themselves in the wild. Then, with the help of experts, she releases them. Along the way, she learns about these unique animals and that she has made an important contribution to their survival. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes terrapin fun facts and a turtle habitat craft. This fictional story includes a 6-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 56-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Turtles In My Sandbox is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Author: Jennifer Keats Curtis
ISBN-10: 097688237X
ISBN-13: 9780976882374
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2006
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 10.34h x 8.76w x 0.45d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 109152 / Turtles in My Sandbox


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2006 pg. 1068
School Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 96
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 141 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw