Edward Piercy

Sea Turtle Journey

Saturday, 23. August 2008, 17:47:28

While she was over visiting, my sister gave me the book Sea Turtle
Journey: The Story of a Loggerhead Turtle for my birthday. It was
written by Lorraine A. Jay and illustrated very nicely by Katie Lee.
I have no idea where she picked it up at.

Sea Turtle Journey is part of the Oceanic Collection of books put
out by the Smithsonian Institution. It tells the tale of a female sea
turtle from birth until she lays her eggs and disappears back into
the ocean.

I really liked the A-B-A structure of the book -- it ends as it begins,
with sea turtles hatching and making their way over the beach to the
sea. A kind of "generation upon generation" type of emphasis.

The book also includes a short glossary at the end. Although primarily
intended for kids, I learned something off it too -- "clutch" is the
nest of eggs a turtle lays in the sand. So the book was not only great
to read but I learned something.

So I would like to thank my sister (again) for the book; as well as my
"Number One" nephew Nate for the green Guinness t-shirt he got me;
and my bro John for the cash which helped to make my sister's visit
a little more enjoyable (not to mention a little more alcoholic!). As
for my mom's present, I will do that one on a separate post.

I took the illustration on the cover of the
book and made it into a large-format Sea-Turtle
Screensaver, which you can copy here.

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Comments

Darko # 23. August 2008, 18:28

The circle of life

Edward Piercy # 23. August 2008, 18:29

A very good way to put it.

Allan # 23. August 2008, 19:59

Screensaver? Rather desktop background.

It's exactly that here on my MacBook right now

Thank you.

Edward Piercy # 23. August 2008, 20:04

Wow, of course!

deborah # 24. August 2008, 01:13

there is an opera member who rescues sea turtles (she lives in california). lois has the link and i'm going to find it and ..... i'll be back! good one ed. i love children's educational books also.