The Adventures of Gary & Harry: A Tale of Two Turtles

by Lisa Matsumoto, Michael Furuya (Illustrator)

The Adventures of Gary and Harry - A Tale of Two Turtles - 2nd Edition. By: Lisa Matsumoto. Illustrated by Michael Furuya. Synopsis: Deep in the sparkling sea two playful sea turtles, Gary, a green sea turtle and Harry, a hawksbill turtle explore their ocean home. Together, the two friends discover a vast array of fascinating marine life and the challenges they often face in the deep blue sea. Award-winning author Lisa Matsumoto's delightful and educational text along with award-winning artist Michael Furuya's exquisite illustrations bring children a captivating story and stunning marine life images making. The Adventures of Gary and Harry: A Tale of Two Turtles is a book to be enjoyed again and again. Hardcover.

Genres: Childrens, Animals

26 pages, Hardcover

First published February 15, 2002

Reviews

[BookNightOwl · Rating 5 out of 5]

My class really loved this book.

[Tiffany Boutain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story about two sea turtles who love their life underwater, but have different tastes in food. Gary likes algae, but Harry prefers jellyfish. Harry mistakes a plastic bag for a jellyfish and gets into trouble. So let the students see how Gary helps Harry solve his problem, and what challenges they often face in the deep blue sea. It is story-based but also covers a huge problem we have in the world, which is littering and it goes into an explanation of what will happen to ocean animals like Gary & Harry the sea turtles if everyone threw their trash into the water which is very informational learning at a young age and can help solve social problems at such a young age.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. The illustrations are wonderful and the turtles are so cute. Plus, you learn about trash and what to do with it from the turtles since they find trash in the ocean. Great book to use for a Recycling Unit for preschoolers.

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

preachy
didnt care for it
decent message
long for little ones

[Brandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations and an important message to kids about trash in our oceans.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, short story with an ecological message and cool sea turtles. What can be better than that? It's a fun tale with great illustrations. We enjoyed reading this book together.