Leatherback Turtle: The World's Heaviest Reptile

SuperSized!

by Kirsten Hall

In Leatherback Turtle, young readers follow the world's heaviest reptile as they learn about their natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior. Bright, colorful photographs are closely linked to the age-appropriate text, engaging young readers as they discover this rare sea turtle that-unlike all other sea turtles-wears a flexible fibrous skin for a shell instead of hard, bony plates. Leatherback Turtle includes such useful and fun learning features as a detailed diagram that compares the animal's super size to something familiar in kids' own lives.

Genres: Nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Kirsten is a native New Yorker. After college, where she majored in English and minored in Child Development, Hall taught preschool and then Kindergarten while studying Early Childhood Education in NYU’s masters program. Her first easy reader book was written (and published) when she was in the 7th grade. Since then she has written approximately 150 early reader and chapter books for children, on a broad range of topics, for publishers including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Barnes & Noble, Random House, and Chronicle.
In addition to writing, Hall operates her own boutique illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Hall currently resides in New York City.

Reviews

[Lynn Davidson]

With fabulous illustrations and simple, easy language the young reader can learn very interesting facts about leatherback turtles.