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Tortoise Books
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Esio Trot (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.73 — 48,414 ratings — published 1990
So Tortoise Dug (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.98 — 319 ratings — published 2025
Galápagos George (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as tortoise)
avg rating 4.10 — 458 ratings — published 2011
The Tortosaurus: It's not always easy coming out of your shell... (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.71 — 91 ratings — published
A Loud Winter's Nap (Fiction Picture Books)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,150 ratings — published 2017
How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.97 — 405 ratings — published
Memoirs of a Tortoise (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 4.39 — 616 ratings — published
The Foolish Tortoise (Board Book)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,399 ratings — published 1985
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,501 ratings — published 2006
A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Caldecott Medal Winner)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 4.26 — 21,909 ratings — published 2010
The Race of the Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as tortoise)
avg rating 3.26 — 27 ratings — published 2008
The Second Race of Rabbit and Tortoise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.50 — 8 ratings — published
Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.45 — 90,520 ratings — published 1998
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.80 — 368,937 ratings — published 1991
Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.70 — 29,253 ratings — published 2024
House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.09 — 204,524 ratings — published 2000
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges #1)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.04 — 381,350 ratings — published 2014
Hear the Wind Sing (The Rat, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.57 — 33,836 ratings — published 1979
The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.76 — 111,722 ratings — published 1984
Greatest Russian Fairytales & Fables (Illustrated): Over 125 Stories Including Picture Tales for Children, Old Peter's Russian Tales, Muscovite Folk Tales for Adults and Others (Annotated Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 2015
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,053,283 ratings — published 2011
The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper: In His Own Words, The Confession of the World's Most Infamous Killer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.33 — 123 ratings — published
Amos McGee Misses the Bus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.18 — 704 ratings — published 2021
Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,838 ratings — published 2022
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,380,108 ratings — published 2019
Endangered Island Animals (The Endangered Animals Series)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1992
Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.26 — 369 ratings — published
Wonderland (In Vino Veritas, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.06 — 755 ratings — published 2022
Murder Runs in the Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,436 ratings — published 2025
The Tortoise & the Hare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,748 ratings — published 2013
Mission to Siena (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.69 — 264 ratings — published 1955
Tortoise On Its Way Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Veterinary Management of Tortoises and Turtles (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2012
Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.78 — 189 ratings — published 2018
A Sheltered Life: The Unexpected History of the Giant Tortoise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.98 — 55 ratings — published 2004
The Roar (Hedgehog & Friends Book 4)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.96 — 173 ratings — published 2022
Hare and Tortoise: (A Whimsical Retelling of the Classic Fable Emphasizing Perseverance, Patience, and Determination - Retold for Ages 2-5)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.81 — 388 ratings — published 2016
Heads and Tails (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.07 — 146 ratings — published 2017
While We Can't Hug: (Hedgehog & Friends)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.30 — 881 ratings — published 2020
Along the Tapajós (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,112 ratings — published 2014
Tortoises and Box Turtles (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.19 — 26 ratings — published 1998
A Mama for Owen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.25 — 518 ratings — published 2007
The Black Tortoise (Peter Strand Mystery, 2)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.47 — 30 ratings — published
The Accidental Time Machine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.74 — 11,001 ratings — published 2007
Sulcatas: African Spurred Tortoises in Captivity (Professional Breeders Series)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 4.11 — 18 ratings — published 2005
Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.94 — 426 ratings — published 1995
Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.97 — 115 ratings — published 2005
Hi, Harry! (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tortoise)
avg rating 3.72 — 181 ratings — published 2003
“Slow and steady wins the race' sounds good only in story books. In real life, aim to be the hare who does not stop to rest.”
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“Unmolested and with grass to eat, a tortoise can live eighty years. Their populations have plummeted in the Mojave in recent years, victims of a perfect storm of drought, sprawl development, solar energy projects, off-road vehicle enthusiasts (who crush them under their wheels), poaching, vandals with pistols (who use them for target practice), and, not least, livestock grazing.”
― This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West
― This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West
