Frank Carlson Library

Franklin the turtle must decide what toy he wants to give to the Christmas toy drive at school.

"When Yoshi, a giant tortoise, comes to Rescure Ranch, she and Little Joe, the ranch dog, do not get along at all. Will Yoshi and Little Joe ever be friends?"--Back cover.

Little turtle was lost! Free from his egg, he climbed out into a big, beautiful new world. Lost and alone, he wondered-where did he really belong? The bear told him to live in the woods, the frog said, "The swamp!" But turtle just didn't feel at home. He needed help, but where could he turn? Author Susan Ring helps turtle in this whimsical story of self-exploration and nature, Where Should Turtle Be? Detailed illustrations by Laurie Allen Klein give...

"When the magic tree house returns it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands where they become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano."

After hearing a bedtime story about penguins, Turtle dresses as a penguin for school and soon the entire class is having a penguin day.

Franklin and his friends are playing hide and seek. Franklin finds Goose, Bear, and Otter, but he gets lost looking for Fox. Now everyone is looking for Franklin!

Hurry the tortoise befriends a monarch butterfly when she stops in his garden in Wichita Falls, Texas, during her migration from Canada to Mexico. Includes facts about monarch butterflies.

Holly must solve the puzzle of an old legend if she and the other mermaids are to stop the toxic waste leaking from a wrecked ship, threatening a family of turtles living nearby, and get back to their vital mission for Queen Neptuna.

"How can Turtle make his sad feeling go away? Turtle has a sad feeling that won't go away. Squirrel is happily gathering nuts, Bee is buzzing from flower to flower, and Rabbit is hopping around the carrot patch, but it doesn't matter: Turtle just can't shake his sad feeling! Even at his dad's birthday celebration, Turtle is still feeling glum. What will it take to make Turtle feel right again?"--Jacket

Franklin is afraid of the thunderstorm that occurs while he is playing at his friend Fox's house, until they all start offering amusingexplanations for the thunder and lightning.