TURTLE, TURTLE, WATCH OUT! (NONFICTION)

NONFICTION
TURTLE, TURTLE, WATCH OUT! byApril Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Annie Patterson (Charlesbirdge 2010)Oh, the peril of being a small, small thing in a big, big world!  From the moment the endangered sea turtle is planted in its egg into the damp sand, it takes a combination of good luck and good friends to bring the life cycle full-circle.  Pursued by sharks and caught in nets, the journey is both harrowing and beautiful, with the refrain "Turtle, turtle, watch out!" lending itself...