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When Aurora the sea turtle becomes stranded in fog and cold water near a lighthouse, Pandora the cat, Seabold the dog, and their three adopted mouse children call on the pelicans for help.Tags
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We get to see the lighthouse actually serve its function as a dense fog rolls in, which is nice, but the low-key rescue mission that drives the rest of the book is decidedly humdrum.
Poor lost Aurora! While viewing the Northern Lights, Aurora, the sea turtle, becomes lost and drifts onto the shoreline and hides in his shell near the Lighthouse. Lila and Whistler, the two mice children that live in the Lighthouse find Aurora. With the help of their parents, Seabold the dog and Pandora the cat, the lighthouse children devise a plan to safely return Aurora to the sea. As I read this book, I felt like I was tucked between the Lighthouse and the sea… right with characters: Aurora, Lila, Whistler, Seabold and Pandora! Enjoy reading this book!
Once again Cynthia Rylant has added another book to the Lighthouse Family. The continueing tale of a wonderfully blended little family of animals that live in a light house. I really enjoy the illustrations.
My favorite early chapter series
A continuation of the series with the same familiar characters.
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Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University. Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature. She has written more show more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award. She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Turtle
- Original publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Pandora [The Lighthouse Family]; Seabold [The Lighthouse Family]; Whistler [The Lighthouse Family]; Lila [The Lighthouse Family]; Tiny [The Lighthouse Family]; Aurora [The Lighthouse Family] (sea turtle) (show all 7); Augustus [The Lighthouse Family] (pelican)
- Dedication
- For D., who found the lights - C. R.
For Bruce T. - P. McD - First words
- At the edge of a rocky cliff, high above the beautiful waves of a blue-green sea, there stood a proud lighthouse, and in this lighthouse there lived a family.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And the dog answered, "Absolutely. Oh yes, absolutely."
- Original language
- English
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- Members
- 271
- Popularity
- 119,155
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.88)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 1
