My Turtle and Me
Author: Owen Bernstein
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780545433877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA toddler spends his day with his beloved toy turtle.
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Turtles: Shelled Creatures of Land and Sea
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
Published: 2012-01-31
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow does a turtle warm up? How long can a turtle hibernate for? Do turtles have teeth? How many eggs can a sea turtle lay in a year? How long can a turtle hole its breath underwater? What happens to a box turtle if he eats too many strawberries? Learn the answers to these questions, and more. Find out what a turtle looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts. Ages 7 - 10 Reading Level 3.0 All measurements in American and metric. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
When Turtles Whisper
Author: Cecelia Gartrell Evans
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2011-02-02
Total Pages: 59
ISBN-13: 1466975857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Turtles Whisper presents a compilation of poems based upon Cecelia Gartrell Evans’s life experiences, recounting the moments that are most memorable to her. Whether explaining how the whispers of turtles helped her to handle disappointments as a child, chronicling past hurts and loves, or offering advice to parents, her poetry evokes emotions to which everyone can relate. Her musings are presented in verse; some are serious, while others are whimsical, but all relate her innermost feelings. There is something for everyone, young and old, in this charming collection. TURTLE VISITS I’d love to have you visit That is if you won’t mind Never coming inside my house; For there is only room for one. We can walk and talk As we spend days together, Admire the sights and Eat out in the open. Then in privacy keep our nights Pondering what happened that day, For you will sleep in your house And I will sleep in mine. ’Cause in a turtle’s home, Like I said before There is only enough room, For One!
Encyclopedia of Sleep
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Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 2626
ISBN-13: 0123786118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a world of 24-hour media saturation, sleep has become an increasingly fraught enterprise. The award-winning four-volume Encyclopedia of Sleep, Four Volume Set is the largest reference, either online or in print, on the subject of sleep. Written to be useful for the novice and the established researcher and clinician, Topic areas will include sleep across the life cycle and in other species, sleep and women, sleep and the elderly, pediatric sleep, sleep deprivation and loss, sleep mechanisms, sleep physiology and pathophysiology, sleep disorders, neurobiology, chronobiology, pharmacology, and impact of other disorders on sleep. Recognizing the many fields that are connected to sleep science, the editorial team has been carefully chosen to do justice to this highly interdisciplinary field of study. The steady growth of researchers and clinicians in the sleep field attests to the continued interest in the scientific study of sleep and the management of patients with sleep disorders, and anyone involved in this exciting field should find this work to be an invaluable reference. 2013 PROSE Award winner for Multivolume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers Thoroughly interdisciplinary: looks at sleep throughout the life cycle, with exceptional coverage of basic sleep concepts, the physiology of sleep as well as sleep disorders of all descriptions Excellent coverage of sleep and special populations, covering the lifespan, as well as gender and ethnic differences, among others Chapters focusing on sleep disorders are grouped under the broad categories classified in the ICSD-2 for clear organization so that the reader can effectively access the steps involved in diagnosing and treating these disorders Online version is linked both within the encyclopedia (to related content) and to external sources (such as primary journal content) so that users have easy access to more detailed information if needed
Indoors and Out
Author: Sarah M. Mott
Publisher:
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Box Turtle Manual
Author: Philippe de Vosjoli
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2004-02-01
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 1620080362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Box Turtle Manual seeks to “help prospective owners keep their turtles healthy and happy.” Given the low price tag placed on a box turtle in a pet shop, many casual shoppers add a box turtle to their household without preparation or knowledge about how to keep the animal alive. Since quality information is difficult to find on box turtles, Philippe de Vosjoli and Dr. Roger Klingenberger remedy the situation with this Advanced Vivarium Systems edition dedicated to box turtles. The authors believe that these popular and beautiful turtles….”may teach you one or two lessons about the delicate balance of life, natural law, and the many ways in which intelligence in manifested in nature.” The book presents background information and guidelines for caring for a box turtle, including selecting a health specimen, acclimating the turtle, indoor and outdoor housing, heating and lighting requirements, feeding and handling, hibernation and breeding. The authors recommend three specific species of box turtles as good pet candidates: they provide photos and information on ornate box turtles, common Asian box turtles, and Chinese box turtles. Dr. Klingenberger provides a chapter on diseases and disorders that gives specific advice about dealing with dehydration, nutritional problems, parasitic problems, and vitamin deficiency. A five-page troubleshooting chart for health problems concludes the chapter. Resources and index included.
North American Box Turtles
Author: C. Kenneth Dodd
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780806135014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce a familiar backyard visitor in many parts of the United States and Mexico, the box turtle is losing the battle against extinction. In North American Box Turtles, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., has written the first book-length natural history of the twelve species and subspecies of this endangered animal. This volume includes comprehensive information on the species’ evolution, behavior, courtship and reproduction, habitat use, diet, population structure, systematics, and disease. Special features include color photos of all species, subspecies, and their habitats; a simple identification guide to both living and fossil species; and a summary of information on fossil Terrapene and Native uses of box turtles. End-of-chapter sections highlight future research directions, including the need for long-term monitoring and observation of box turtles within their natural habitat and conservation applications. A glossary and a bibliography of literature on box turtles accompany the text. All royalties from the sales of this volume will go to the Chelonian Research Foundation, a nonprofit foundation for the conservation of turtles.
Daily Reading Practice for First Grade (Week 13)
Author: Suzanne Barchers
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Published: 2014-01-01
Total Pages: 8
ISBN-13: 1425875025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis resource provides a week of practice activities to build first grade students' reading comprehension and word study skills. Students gain regular practice through these quick, yet meaningful, reading activities. Great formative assessment tool!
Life in a Shell
Author: Donald C. Jackson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0674050347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million years, turtles have seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and humankind expand its dominion. Is it any wonder the persistent reptile bested the hare? In this engaging book physiologist Donald Jackson shares a lifetime of observation of this curious creature, allowing us a look under the shell of an animal at once so familiar and so strange. Here we discover how the turtle’s proverbial slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences such essential functions as buoyancy control, breathing, and surviving remarkably long periods without oxygen, and how many other physiological features help define this unique animal. Jackson offers insight into what exactly it’s like to live inside a shell—to carry the heavy carapace on land and in water, to breathe without an expandable ribcage, to have sex with all that body armor intervening. Along the way we also learn something about the process of scientific discovery—how the answer to one question leads to new questions, how a chance observation can change the direction of study, and above all how new research always builds on the previous work of others. A clear and informative exposition of physiological concepts using the turtle as a model organism, the book is as interesting for what it tells us about scientific investigation as it is for its deep and detailed understanding of how the enduring turtle “works.”
My Turtle Journal
Author: Teresa Westing
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Published: 2017-11-30
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 1457559919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA little box turtle has a big impact on a well-meaning couple who rescue him from a busy road near his hatching site. Buttons, as the plucky turtle is named, soon becomes a cherished member of the family. Pet lovers of all ages will appreciate the stories, both humorous and serious, that offer insight into the lives of these hard-shelled creatures. Told from Buttons’s point of view, My Turtle Journal includes a story about his early days learning to trust the two people he thinks of as his parents as well as one about a serious medical issue. Buttons provides welcome companionship to the couple, especially his father, who has a debilitating back problem. In fact, playing games with his Daddy on the bed is one of Buttons’s favorite activities. This chapter book, filled with colorful images, takes readers into the mind of this loveable character who just happens to have a shell. Whether he’s catching crickets, changing the TV channel or playing hide and seek, Buttons keeps his adoptive parents guessing at what he will do next. When a grim situation arises, his entire future is at risk. A heartbreaking option seems to be the only solultion, but will Buttons get the happy ending he deserves instead?
