This was our bedtime story tonight.
When I first picked this book out, I wasn't expecting much from the kids, as the story is pretty long, and I thought hmmm... perhaps it'd be boring for them. But I went ahead to borrow it, as its content appealed to me as a parent.
Turtle's story "could be a short story - or no story at all - if not for helping hands." That's how the story begins, It tells o...f the many dangers that turtle faces in her life; and her life would have been short if not for all the help that she receives.
A great story for kids to learn about environmental conservation and the need to care for other creatures around us (in this case being the turtles).
What then became of my initial apprehension of it being too long a story... well my worry was completely unfounded. Even my 3 year old enjoyed it and hugged it to sleep; and my 8 year old who was dozing away (but with ears pricked up) woke up after the story to answer my questions.
Also, due to the repetition of the phrase "Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!", my 3 and 5 year old now have another 3 more words added to their reading repertoire ;-)
When I first picked this book out, I wasn't expecting much from the kids, as the story is pretty long, and I thought hmmm... perhaps it'd be boring for them. But I went ahead to borrow it, as its content appealed to me as a parent.
Turtle's story "could be a short story - or no story at all - if not for helping hands." That's how the story begins, It tells o...f the many dangers that turtle faces in her life; and her life would have been short if not for all the help that she receives.
A great story for kids to learn about environmental conservation and the need to care for other creatures around us (in this case being the turtles).
What then became of my initial apprehension of it being too long a story... well my worry was completely unfounded. Even my 3 year old enjoyed it and hugged it to sleep; and my 8 year old who was dozing away (but with ears pricked up) woke up after the story to answer my questions.
Also, due to the repetition of the phrase "Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!", my 3 and 5 year old now have another 3 more words added to their reading repertoire ;-)
For older children, there's even a section at the back which tells of the different species of turtles, which got my 8 year old all excited and determined to check out the website the next morning.
Good night everyone. Sweet dreams :-)
