Awards
- Winner of Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children'AEos Non-Fiction 2019 (Canada)
- Winner of Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction 2019 (Canada)
Overview
What is it about turtles that fascinates us? Is it how they hide inside their patterned shells, their wizened faces, their slow determination? In Turtle Pond, a child and his parents visit their local public garden throughout the year, observing the turtles as they play, dive, feed, bask, climb, hide and doze. James Gladstone's lively prose poem reveals the pleasure and curiosity that come from spending time with the turtles. Karen Reczuch's stunningly beautiful illustrations accurately portray these extraordinary creatures, both in and out of the water, surrounded by lush plants and the changing seasons beyond the greenhouse windows. An author's note provides more information about turtles, including the Red-eared Slider featured in the book.
Full Product Details
Author: James Gladstone ,
Karen Reczuch
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9781554989102
ISBN 10: 1554989108
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 14 June 2018
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
A poetic yet informative introduction to the lives of turtles that will motivate children to find out more. * Kirkus Reviews * A pleasant time in the company of turtles. * School Library Journal * . . . illustrated in striking watercolors . . . The wonder and excitement of seeing turtles as they live through all four seasons emphasizes the curiosity people feel about this ancient species. -- Lolly Gepson * Booklist * Turtle Pond is a delightful, quiet book that is perfect for sharing with youngsters always curious about the animal world. * CM Magazine * . . . the book evokes curiosity as well as a sense of wonder and respect for these long-surviving reptiles. * Literacy Daily * [A] beautiful book . . . It would be a wonderful gift for any child. * Resource Links *
Author Information
JAMES GLADSTONE is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, including When Planet Earth Was New: A Short History of Our Planet’s Long Journey, illustrated by Katherine Diemert (Norma Fleck Award); Turtle Pond, illustrated by Karen Reczuch (Norma Fleck Award); My Winter City, illustrated by Gary Clement (Globe 100 List); and Journey Around the Sun: The Story of Halley’s Comet, illustrated by Yaara Eshet (Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picture Book of the Year). James lives in Toronto, Ontario. KAREN RECZUCH has illustrated many award-winning children’s books. Loon by Susan Vande Griek won the TD Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-fiction, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Picture Book Award and the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award. Karen’s other books include West Coast Wild, also the winner of the Information Book Award, and three more titles in the West Coast Wild series, all by Deborah Hodge. Karen is newly resident in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia.
