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SAVING A SEA TURTLE AGAINST THE ODDS When David goes to visit the Marshall Islands, he learns and does many things he never thought he'd do, like swimming with sharks and sleeping in a hut! Best of all, he meets his cousin Betra, a girl with no fear who shows him all the fun things to do on the island. But then David learns a dark truth about the islands. A sea turtle is in danger, and he's not allowed to help the poor animal. What should he do? Will he break the rules to save the turtle's life? Or will Grandfather have the final say?

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In his debut children's book, Hubbs provides a well-balanced story that considers cultural differences and similarities. -Kirkus Reviews

Visiting relatives in the Marshall Islands, an American boy must decide whether to save an endangered animal. David is excited about visiting his mother's family in the Marshall Islands, a freely associated state of the United States, for his great-grandfather's birthday. He can't wait to meet his cousin Betra and hopes to glimpse a sea turtle. Much surprises David about the islands; there are no jungles, for example, and no hula dancers. The islanders' clothes are simple, sometimes ragged; Betra's family lives in a tiny house with walls of woven palm mats. David's relatives teach him new skills, like fishing and climbing a palm tree for coconuts. He helps catch a sea turtle but is horrified to learn it's intended for Grandfather's birthday feast, protesting, These animals are endangered. If we kill them to eat, they will all be gone soon! The night before the feast, David has a difficult choice to make: make his family angry or free the turtle. In his debut children's book, Hubbs provides a well-balanced story that considers cultural differences and similarities. - Kirkus Reviews

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MARK HUBBS is an eleven-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry. Since leaving active duty he has worked as a historic preservation specialist and archaeologist for the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. His work has taken him to several far-flung islands in the Pacific where the fierce battles of World War II have left relics both above and below the surface of the coral sand. Mark has had a life-long passion for history. This interest ranges from battles and leaders to the more mundane cultural and material history of the common people who were the real heroes of the past. History is more than anything else the story of ordinary people and how those people reacted to extraordinary circumstances. For almost four decades Mark has learned first hand how the people of the past lived by participating in costumed living history programs at scores of American battlefields and historic sites.

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