The Turtle

by Cynthia Rylant Narrated by Mark Nelson

Overview

Beloved award-winning children's author Cynthia Rylant adds to the touching tale of the Lighthouse Family with The Turtle. Fog descends upon the lighthouse, and Seabold the dog uses the foghorn to warn oncoming ships. Then Seabold and the mouse children, Whistler and Lila, hear a cry for help! Can Pandora the cat figure out a way to save a stranded sea turtle from the cold northern waters?

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

In this fourth visit to a close, multi-species family of lighthouse tenders, a distressed sea turtle washes up on the rocky shore. Having swum so far from her accustomed South to see the glorious lights for which she's named, Aurora desperately needs warmth and help to get home-both of which, along with plenty of TLC, the clever cat Pandora, the old canine salt Seabold, and the trio of orphaned mice Whistler, Lila and Tiny are happy to offer. Muffled (except for Aurora) in baggy human clothing, the figures in McDaniels's elaborate, accomplished graphite drawings exude personality, adding animation to Rylant's measured but understated writing. Amid a chorus of goodbyes and well-dones, Aurora departs homeward at last, in a rope sling beneath a flock of migrating pelicans-a final image that will stay with the young audiences and recent easy-reader graduates drawn to these tales of castaways from diverse backgrounds making a home together. (Fiction. 8-10)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171283254
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/08/2013
Series:	The Lighthouse Family , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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