Laura Marsh - National Geographic Readers: Turtles

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Sincerely,

Mariam Jean Dreher
Professor of Reading Education
University of Maryland, College Park

For the Denmark School in Denmark, ME L. F. M.

Copyright 2016 National Geographic Society

Published by the National Geographic
Society, Washington, D.C. 20036.

All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in
part without written permission of the publisher
is prohibited.

eISBN: 978-1-4263-2296-9

Editor: Shelby Alinsky
Art Director: Amanda Larsen
Editorial: Snapdragon Books
Designer: YAY! Design
Photo Editor: Christina Ascani
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& Mari Robinson
Manufacturing Manager: Rachel Faulise

The publisher and author gratefully acknowledge
the expert content review of this book by Frank
Slavens, retired curator of reptiles, Woodland
Park Zoo, and the literacy review of this book
by Mariam Jean Dreher, professor of reading
education, University of Maryland, College Park.

The cover features a painted turtle. Many red
snapper turtles enjoy the sunshine on .
shows an Indian star tortoise.

Photo Credits

GI: Getty Images SS: Shutterstock
NGC: National Geographic Creative

Cover, Donald M. Jones/Minden Pictures; 1, Bob

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LE), Edwin Butter/SS; 6 (LO RT), Gary Carter/
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Chris Brignell/FLPA/Biosphoto; 15 (LO RT), Frans
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(HEADER THROUGHOUT), Saranyoo Wongchai/
SS; (TURTLE TERM THROUGHOUT), h4nk/SS

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green sea turtle

Oceans and lakes. Deserts and
forests. Ponds and streams.

Turtles live in many places.
They live all over the world,
except in very cold areas.

alligator

lizard

snake

Turtles are reptiles. Alligators,
lizards, and snakes are reptiles, too.
Reptiles have scaly skin. Most
reptiles lay eggs.

box turtle

loggerhead
musk turtle

There are more than kinds
of turtles. Many turtles live mostly
in the water. These turtles have
webbed feet or flippers to help
them swim. Their shells are flatter
than land turtles shells are.

What is a turtles
favorite song?

Jingle Shells

Florida cooter

WEBBED FEET: Feet with skin
between the toes. The skin
stretches out to look like a web.

baby green sea turtle