Title: Aldabra, or, The tortoise who loved Shakespeare
First published: 2004
Description: In Venice, Italy, ten-year-old Elisa finds she must deal with all the unexpected consequences of her beloved eccentric grandmother's transformation into a giant Aldabra tortoise, native to a small group of coral islands in the Seychelles.
Subjects: Magic, Turtles, Grandmothers, Fiction, Aldabra tortoise, Mothers and daughters, Human-animal relationships, Children's fiction, Turtles, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Parent and child, fiction, Human-animal relationships, fiction, Magic, fiction, Venice (italy), fiction, Italy, fiction
Places: Venice (Italy), Italy
LC classification: PZ7.G1466 Al 2004