Mystery of the Missing Turtles
By: Deborah S. Bower, Ricky-John Spencer, Michael B. Thompson, James U. Van Dyke, Elizabeth Hale Illustrated by: James O'Hanlon
Join Brooke as she investigates what's happening to the local turtles in this empowering story.
Where have all the baby turtles gone? + Full description
Brooke loves watching the turtles in the creek on her farm. But in spring, she notices broken eggshells down near the water. What is happening to the turtle eggs?
Brooke decides to use her detective skills and sets out to solve the mystery of the missing turtles!
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.
- Short descriptionDetails
Hardback | February 2026 | $ 26.99ISBN: 9781486320288 | 32 pages | 250 x 250 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations
Features
- Appealing story of turtle conservation with engaging illustrations.
- Learn how you can help freshwater turtles in your own backyards and parks.
- Supports the 1 Million Turtles Citizen Science Project, an Eureka Award winning Australian-wide citizen science program for freshwater turtles.
Contents
Main storyTurtle power
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Authors
Associate Professors Deborah S. Bower, James U. Van Dyke, and Professors Ricky-John Spencer and Michael B. Thompson are turtle biologists who created the 1 Million Turtles Citizen Science Project to encourage participation in turtle conservation in Australia. Associate Professor Elizabeth Hale researches and teaches children's literature and writing at the University of New England.
Dr James O’Hanlon is an award-winning science communicator, author and illustrator. Whether through art, science or storytelling, James works to illuminate the beauty and complexity of creatures that are often overlooked. He is also the author and illustrator of Sid and the Very Hard to Find Squid.
For Teachers
We have created these Teacher Notes as a free PDF download to support the use of this book in the classroom.
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