Publication Date: 2020. Ideal for Earth Day, LITTLE TURTLE AND THE CHANGING SEA tackles pollution through the eyes of a sea turtle. She fell in love with the Norfolk countryside, and feels a deep connection with nature and conservation which influences her work. Have doubts regarding this product?
Little Turtle and the Changing Sea was announced at Mississippi State University on April 22, 2021. Travel And Holiday Books. The problems of ocean pollution are explored in this simple story about a sea turtle's journeys. This will teach children the importance of recycling as well as how these items can be used for other purposes.
The poor turtle and other species can do nothing to clean up the mess that we have made so maybe it's time we lent a helping hand. Theme(s): Turtles, the ocean, & the environment. I liked that there was a hopeful end to this story and Jennie Poh's illustrations are beautiful. Her favorite things are animals, books about magic, and anything sparkly. The trash becomes more abundant, and the ocean colors disappear. 7 Days Replacement Policy? AbeBooks Seller Since April 6, 2009Quantity: 5. It shows them exactly what can happen to the animals in the water when the plastic is floating in their homes and educates the reader on how dangerous plastic is for the animals. Enter your zip code to hear about local store events and sales. However, in this story my heart was touched by Little Turtles discovery of "strange new creatures" (the trash). The gorgeous art work along with the compelling story makes this book particularly powerful and enjoyable!
She grows and she travels back to the beach where she was born. Bibliographic Details. On her journey to and from the beach, she notices that the ocean is not the same as it used to be. The action items really make this into something that could be great for the classroom and for discussions about the current problems and what each of us can do the help. These new creatures are plastic bags, bottles and nets. BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE. This book clearly demonstrates how garbage negatively impacts sea life, but also offers a positive message that humans can correct some of the issues that plastic waste created. After the story there is a short informational section on ways to do your part and I found that connection meaningful. In a parallel universe she lives in Hawaii, where she works in a dog sanctuary and surfs until the sun sets beyond the horizon. Little turtle entered the ocean after she was born and fell in love with it.
Author: Davies, Becky - Poh, Jennie. Luckily, some divers come while cleaning the water, and set her free. I believe this story can be useful for teaching students about the relationship between environment and animal. The smarter way to pay for what you want today. Please allow an additional 4-14 business days for Media Mail delivery. You might be interested in. April O says: This book warmed my heart, broke it and put it back together again! Little Turtle swims through plastic bags and bottles. A very lyrical book with an important message, and that message uses words that will reach children.
I can see it capturing children's hearts and making them more aware of where their rubbish goes. ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available. Little Turtle has a happy life and the story ends on a hopeful note showing humans helping and protecting the earth and trying to undo some of the damage that has already been done. We share information about your use of our site with analytics in accordance with our Privacy Policy. An add on to this activity could be having each child bring in a certain amount of recyclable items from home that can be reused in the classroom. We follow her life story through the stunningly illustrated blues and greens of the ocean. Email address: Phone number: 410-964-0026. consumer complaints can be addressed to address above. Our 2021 Giverny book is written by Becky Davies, author of several children's books and an editor at Little Tiger Press. Over time, though, the beautiful waters began to change, and more and more plastic fills up the ocean, displacing the natural species that live there. Tell Me Framework: Like(s): All of the illustrations start out colorful and fun, but once the trash comes into the ocean the colors fade away, it just adds a powerful message to the book.
Cool colors, vibrant ocean life, and watery movement mirror the turtle's natural habitat and the darling turtle's expressions are precious. As time goes on, turtle starts to see things she does not recognize (garbage), and the ocean is not the same as it was. Little Turtle swims and dances in the ocean. You can change where you would like to ship your items in. Beautiful journey of a turtle until she runs into more and more plastic in the ocean.
What left me wanting more: As a small thing, some of the font is hard to read, as it is black over the blue of the ocean (which is sometimes dark). Other Children Books. A net threatens to trap her, but divers arrive to save her and clean up the trash. We need to clean up our oceans! Appropriate for ages: 3 - 5. This is a great book for Earth Day or story time that gently exposes kids to the problem of pollution. When plastic bags start accompanying her on her swims she is disappointed and the plastic becomes a real problem when she get stuck in it. A bit didactic story-wise, though the information and illustrations were nice. The ocean went back to it's beautiful self and the turtle was happy again.
Resource pages at the end of the storybook provide further information about plastic pollution and the Great Garbage Patch. While perhaps a little oversimplified, especially the speed at which the ocean returned to heathy, this is a great pollution primer for any young reader. This recent addition to an emerging collection of environmentally-themed fictional picture books adopts the point of view of a baby sea turtle growing into a long life that spans our one global ocean. She finds "new" creatures in the ocean. This caught me off guard. Budding environmentalists just might be inspired to cease using many forms of plastic such as straws, bottles and soft drink rings for six-packs.
Though she experiences great darkness, there are those ready to help and brighten the ocean once more.