Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter

This is a companion book to Mary Alice Monroe's novel, Swimming Lessons, the sequel to The Beach House. In the novel, the readers witness a young mother, Toy, writing a journal for her daughter, Little Lovie. This is the journal Toy is writing. Using original photographs, this scrapbook journal explains the nesting cycle of sea turtles and the natural life along the Southeastern coast, including local shore birds, shells, and the sea turtle hospital. Adults and children will enjoy the images, information and the journal with or without the novel. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes turtle nesting facts, a shell identification activity, and a make-your-own nature journal. This fictional story includes a 5-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 62-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Turtle Summer is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Published: 03/27/2007
ISBN: 9780977742356
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.24h x 8.90w x 0.43d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 136
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 409 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Science Books & Films 11/01/2007 pg. 275
Science Books & Films Best Bks 01/01/2008 pg. 13

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 116992 / Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5