"A scientific look at sea turtles, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their shells, behaviors, relationships with humans, and protection of the swimming reptiles in the world today"--

For threatened Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, Playa Ostional on the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica is where one of nature's most impressive spectacles occurs. Arribadas are massive synchronized turtle nesting events where thousands of turtles converge on specific beaches to lay millions of eggs, simultaneously. Playa Ostional is one of these magical beaches. Experience mass arrivals along with nest digging, egg-laying, hatchlings emerging and racing for...

From before the time she hatches until she returns to the same beach to lay eggs of her own, a sea turtle is helped to escape from danger many times by different human hands.

A clever little turtle thinks of a way she and the other turtle hatchlings can safely make their way to the sea.

Did you know that some sea turtles migrate up to 7,000 miles (11,265 kilometers) a year? Most species come ashore only to make nests and lay eggs - in the very same spots where they were born. Read this book to learn more about these amazing reptiles that, sadly, are at risk of disappearing from our planet.

When Old Turtle dies and is taken back by the sea, his friends remember that he was a wonderful teacher and friend who made his world a better place.

After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.

"A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol [Ruckdeschel] is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia ... In recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island's future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in...

"It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling--and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate--each other's company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare...