Pines and Plains Libraries

"Alphonso the alligator snapping turtle heads out for a breakfast hunt but ends up having second thoughts"--

In this variation on the folktale, Sody Salyraytus, each of Epossumondas's birthday guests disappears until it is finally up to him to rescue them all and bring home the "sody" for his birthday biscuits.

"Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to create food art with candies"--

When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles, with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal, are given a second chance at life. The League's founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up on...