Turtle Rescue : A Wild Adventure to Save Our Sea Life

10.79$

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Tiger (11 April 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1838916148
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1838916145
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 – 12 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 14 x 1 cm

Turtle Rescue is Clara’s May Book of the Month, you can view the full review of the book here

7 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

Join Flora and Fauna, the world’s GREATEST explorers, as they hang up their ice picks, put down their rucksacks and enjoy a well-deserved holiday. When the sea turtles stop showing up to lay their eggs in the golden sands, however, Flora and Fauna are called into action. They must sail to the reef to investigate, but it looks like an ENORMOUS storm is brewing…?With flaps and paper effects throughout, who knows what WILD creatures they’ll find along the way.

About the Author

Xuan Le was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She studied fashion design and graphic design and has many years of experience working on children’s books and magazines for local and foreign publishers. Her creative inspiration comes from a lot of things in life, especially the colours and structures in nature. She also likes to make miniature paper craft, short animation and learn about music production.

Jonny Marx lives in London, where he works as a children’s book editor and author. From a compendium of mythical monsters and a chronology of prehistoric creatures to books about crime capers, lost unicorns, incredible human beings and humankind, Jonny has worked on more than 60 titles (and counting!).

Review

‘This is one of the nicest picturebooks I’ve read in a while – and that’s saying something! Turtle Rescue tells an adventurous tale of Flora (a marine biologist), Fauna (an inventor with a fear of water), and Baby Bud (who loves jellyfish). All three are initially planning to have a well-deserved holiday, but before long their plans are scuppered and they have to charter a boat in order to put their skills to good use and track down some missing turtles. The narrative itself is brimming with rich, sophisticated vocabulary creating a story worth revisiting again and again. This is an age and stage cross-over text which would appeal to readers of all ages.

There are so many hidden joys to this text! Although this is mainly a fiction text, there are pockets of information about sea life nestled amongst the pages, enabling an interactive and engaging reading experience for all. While the reader follows the adventure of Flora, Fauna and Baby Bud, a wealth of knowledge and information about turtles and sea life is unpacked in tandem with the plot. Xuan Le’s illustrations are truly incredible and offer an absolute feast for inquisitive eyes; from birds-eye views to detailed side-profiles, the illustrator succeeds in creating a sense that you, the reader, is part of the adventure too. There are fold-out pages and flaps to unfold making for a wonderful text for an independent or shared reading experience.

A beautiful story of adventure with an important underlying message of environmental protection boldly highlighting our collective role in working together to protect the natural world.’ – Clara Fiorentini (Clara’s Book of the Month May 2024)