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CBC Showcase: Summertime Fun

Using original photographs, this scrapbook journal explains the nesting cycle of sea turtles and the natural life along the southeastern coast, including local shore birds, shells, and the sea turtle hospital.

Turtle Summer: A Journal For My Daughter
By Mary Alice Monroe
Illustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf (photos) and Lisa Downey (illustrations)

This is a companion book to Mary Alice Monroe's novel, Swimming Lessons, the sequel to The Beach House. In the novel, the readers witness a young mother, Toy, writing a journal for her daughter, Little Lovie. This is the journal Toy is writing. Using original photographs, this scrapbook journal explains the nesting cycle of sea turtles and the natural life along the southeastern coast, including local shore birds, shells, and the sea turtle hospital. Adults and children will enjoy the images, information and the journal with or without the novel.


Ages 6-10
ISBN: 978-0-9777423-5-6 (Hardback); 978-0-9777423-7-0 (Paperback)
Price: $16.95 (hb), $8.95 (pb)
Sylvan Dell Publishing

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