Turtle Pond

by Donald Carrick (Illustrator), Berniece Freschet

The journey of eleven new-born turtles from their sandy hole to the safety of the pond becomes an exciting and dangerous adventure filled with strange new forms of life

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1971

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[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mother turtle digs a hole for the eleven eggs that she laid. She leaves them never to return to the hole. Nature takes its course, and when the eggs are hatched the eleven turtles make their way to the pond to continue the cycle of survival and life.