Emma Bassier - Sea Turtles

SEA TURTLES by Emma Bassier Cody Koala An Imprint of Pop!
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092019 Cover Photo: iStockphoto Interior Photos: iStockphoto 1, 5 (top), 5 (bottom left) 5, 5 (bottom right), 7, 8,
11, 13, 14, 15, 17 (top), 17, (bottom left), 17 (bottom right), 18, 19, 21 Editor: Meg Gaertner
Series Designer: Sophie Geister-Jones Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964500 Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Bassier, Emma, author.

Title: Sea turtles / by Emma Bassier. Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Pop!, 2020 | Series: Ocean animals |
Includes online resources and index. Identifiers: ISBN 9781532163418 (lib. bdg.) | ISBN 9781644940143 (pbk.) |
ISBN 9781532164859 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Sea Turtles--Juvenile literature. | Marine turtles--Juvenile
literature. | Water reptiles-
Juvenile literature. | Water reptiles-
Juvenile literature.

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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ocean Reptile Sea turtles are ocean
reptiles . There are seven
different kinds of sea turtles.
They live in ocean waters
around the world. Watch a video here! Chapter 2 Inside the
Shell A sea turtle has a large,
hard shell. The shell protects
the sea turtle from other
animals.

The shell can be
green, brown, red, or yellow.

Learn more here! head shell front flipper back flipper Sea turtles have flippers .
The front flippers are like
paddles. They help the turtle
move in the water. The back
flippers are shorter. They
help the turtle steer . Sea turtles breathe air.
But they can stay underwater
for a long time. Sea turtles breathe air.
But they can stay underwater
for a long time.

Green sea
turtles can be underwater
for up to five hours.

Chapter 3 Daily Life Sea turtles live alone. They
dive deep to get food. When
sea turtles are not feeding,
they come to the waters
surface. They bask in the sun. Learn more here! Some sea turtles eat
plants.

Other sea turtles eat
animals such as jellyfish.

Sea turtles have a great
sense of smell. It helps them
find food in the water. Chapter 4 Life Cycle Female sea turtles find a
beach. They dig a hole. They
lay 50 to 200 eggs.

Then they
cover the eggs with sand.
After several months, the
eggs hatch .

Complete an
activity here! Baby turtles dig to the
surface. They head to the
ocean. They swim for days. They need to get to deep
water. Many animals eat baby
sea turtles. Many animals eat baby
sea turtles.

More than
90 percent of the babies will
be eaten. But sea turtles that
survive childhood can live
for decades. Most females return to the same
beach where they hatched.