The turtle and the warrior
By: original story by Shizuko Arai ; illustrations by Matsuo Maeda
Contributors: Maeda, Matsuo, illustrator
Publisher: Treasure Tower Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
ISBN-13: 9781935523697
Subjects: Human-animal relationships; Fiction; Turtles; Conduct of life
Work titles: Kame no ongaeshi
Description: A boy named Mao Pao rescues a little white turtle, giving him friendship and a home in a small pond, until the turtle grows too big and Mao Pao must release him into a river, then many years later, when Mao Pao, now a general, is in trouble, he meets his old friend again.
Notes: "Originally published in Japanese by Seikyo Shimbunsha in 1980."

For ages 5-8.