The Book of Turtles

This informational picture book introduces turtles through their shells, anatomy, types, traits, and behaviors. It includes examples of unusually large, fast, long-necked, flat-bodied, and even smelly species. The book also explores turtles’ abilities to learn complex tasks, move athletically, and hunt. It notes that 61 percent of turtle species are declining dangerously or are already extinct in the wild, then offers ten ways people can protect and advocate for turtles. Detailed acrylic paintings show many species.