num_pages: 32
description: Young readers will witness rare and extraordinary natural event as a baby loggerhead hatches from its shell. With nothing but the light of the moon to act as a guide readers will follow the newborn turtles harrowing attempts to outpace a series of predators on their march toward the glistening shore. After only narrowly avoiding hungry crabs owls and foxes the turtle rides ocean waves to a calm clearing. Following a moment of peace in the still ocean water the turtle joins the rest of its pack on a dive into the moonlit sea to continue the voyage home. Told with a beautiful lyrical rhyming sequence this book introduces readers to the birth cycle of a loggerhead sea turtle. Through the newborn turtles eyes both kids and adults will marvel at the majestic and sometimes dangerous seaside landscape from a perspective rarely seen before.
language: English
title: Chase the Moon, Tiny Turtle: A Hatchling's Daring Race to the Sea
publisher: Page Street Kids