"A look at tortoises, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their domed shells, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protected status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
Melissa Gish is Associate Professor of English at Glenville State College, in West Virginia. She is the author of more than 100 juvenile educational books on such topics as biography, folklore, science, natural history, and wildlife.
This was very interesting and informative. I read it with my children and we all learned a lot about tortoises. My daughter wished it had more about Hermann's tortoises, as we have a pet Hermann's tortoise.