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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
PreS-Gr 1 A girl reads about faraway lands to her pet turtle. The turtle then decides to do a bit of exploring, digging a hole to get under the wire of his pen. He makes immediate discoveries, such as, "My legs are short and the grass is long. I think this must be the jungle." He sees a tree stump and thinks it must be an elephant leg in Africa. He mistakes a frog at first for a kangaroo leaping in Australia, and fears that the cat from next ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Emma's pet turtle so enjoys listening to her tell stories about life in other countries that he leaves his pen to go ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More