Top 50 Reasons to Care about Marine Turtles: Animals in Peril

by Sara Cohen Christopherson

Soaring through the waves. Besides being well known for their shells and leathery flippers, marine turtles possess many other traits that make them special. Do your readers know that unlike land turtles, marine turtles cannot hide in their shells? Or that they use body language to communicate? Marine turtles use the earth's magnetic poles to navigate the ocean. Readers learn fifty fun facts about marine turtles that make these magnificent creatures...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766034550
• ISBN13: 9780766034556
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12