{"product_id":"the-book-of-turtles-sy-montgomery-9780358458074","title":"The Book of Turtles","description":"\u003cp\u003e**A SIBERT HONOR BOOK! **\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e** A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ** A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR ** \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles are fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurtles are also endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and turtles whose shells glow in the dark!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd each turtle, of each of the more than 300 kinds, is an individual. You'll meet some of them here: Lonesome George, the last of his kind on Earth. And Myrtle, the 90-year-old green sea turtle who has more than 7,000 followers on Facebook.        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat questions might you ask a turtle You'll find many of the answers in this gorgeous compendium-and perhaps be inspired to help at a time when these reptiles, who evolved at the same time as the dinosaurs, face the deadliest dangers of their more than 380-million-year history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRead more books by Sy Montgomery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecoming a Good Creature\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Magnificent Migration\n\u003cbr\u003eCondor Comeback\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Hyena Scientist\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Octopus Scientists\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Great White Shark Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sy Montgomery","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":46573896171763,"sku":"9990002874833","price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780358458074.jpg?v=1735067874","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-book-of-turtles-sy-montgomery-9780358458074","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}