false 40789 2 Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate what can go both wrong and right from our interventions, and teach us the lessons that can be applied to restore health to the worlds oceans and its creatures. As Carl Safinas compelling natural history adventure makes clear, the fate of the astonishing leatherback turtle, whose ancestry can be traced back 125 million years, is in our hands. Writing with verve and color, Safina describes how he and his colleagues track giant pelagic turtles across the worlds oceans and onto remote beaches of every continent. As scientists apply lessons learned in the Atlantic and Caribbean to other endangered seas, Safina follows leatherback migrations, including a thrilling journey from Monterey, California, to nesting grounds on the most remote beaches of Papua, New Guinea. The only surviving species of its genus, family, and suborder, the leatherback is an evolutionary marvel: a reptile that behaves like a warm-blooded dinosaur, an ocean animal able to withstand colder water than most fishes and dive deeper than any whale. In his peerless prose, Safina captures the delicate interaction between these gentle giants and the humans who are finally playing a significant role in their survival. 40374 30 5 2006 Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur total:71|5:29|4:28|3:10|2:3|1:1| 71 294 131 26 4 3 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 19:05:31 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 19:17:09 -0700 2008 Magic is the simplicity of rightness declares Carl Safina in this book devoted to the story of Dermochelys coriacea, the great Leatherback turtle, and nowhere is this more evident than in the book itself - an almost flawless blend of keen observation and heartfelt prose.

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But yay, turtles! I will stop my car and get out to save a turtle trying to cross a road. I love them.]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 21 10:59:07 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 15:25:25 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 10:59:07 -0700 2008 Yup, sea turtles are one of my favorite animals ever. This book is filled with wonderful, informative sketches of an amazing animal that make you realize just how much poorer our world will be without them in it. The author has a lyrical style that informs without being dry and pedan...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:53:18 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 16:48:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 03 15:34:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 15:37:52 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 15:34:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 16:37:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 15:05:53 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 10:10:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 10:13:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 10:14:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 10:14:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 21:07:17 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 21:09:04 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 09 11:16:49 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:46:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 08:38:34 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 20:15:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 20:09:47 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 20:10:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 13:05:54 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 13:06:18 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Dec 20 08:29:07 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 08:40:46 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 09:20:52 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 13:36:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 11 11:19:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 11:20:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 09:48:36 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 30 23:18:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 29 11:49:52 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 11:07:54 -0700 2008
I didn't finish reading this book because 1) it needed to be returned to the library, 2) I had learned a lot about turtles, and 3) I got distracted by another book.

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