Author: J. Gerlach
Publisher: J Gerlach
Keywords: tortoises, famous
Number of Pages: 51
Published: 1998-10
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0953378705
ISBN-13: 9780953378708

’Famous Tortoises’ is a compilation of biographies on 25 of the world’s most famous tortoises, from the largest giants and the longest-lived tortoises to Lonesome George, Captain Cook’s tortoise and Gilbert White’s Timothy. Also included are tortoises that are not really famous but have every right to be - obscure tortoises with a history worth telling.

Author: Vincenzo Ferri
Publisher: Firefly Books
Keywords: tortoises, turtles
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2002-03-02
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1552096319
ISBN-13: 9781552096314

Turtles and tortoises are fascinating survivors from an ancient world of reptiles that reach back to the age of the dinosaurs. Today they rank among the most threatened species on the planet. Their slow movement on land and lack of defenses combine with habitat destruction to make them vulnerable everywhere in the world. This guidebook describes in detail the appearance and behavior of 190 land, marine and freshwater species of turtle. The concise, informative text is supplemented by a wealth of drawings and photographs which show the individual forms, patterns, coloration and habitat adap

Author: Lawrence D. H. (David Herbert)
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: tortoises
Number of Pages: 52
Published: 2009-08-19
List price: $16.75
ISBN-10: 1113483407
ISBN-13: 9781113483409

Author: Ruth Heller
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Keywords: tortoises, means, galapagos
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2003-05-21
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 1578051010
ISBN-13: 9781578051014

In verse that sings with lively cadences and rollicking rhymes, award-winning author-illustrator Ruth Heller has captured the spirit and antics of twelve of the Galapagos Islands’ most unusual and fascinating creatures. This lavishly illustrated gallery showcases the giant tortoises for which the islands were named, as well as sea lions, both land and marine iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, and several kinds of sea birds, including the rare and exotic blue-footed boobies. While the poems and pictures are plenty of fun, they also convey a wealth of information about these creatures̵

Author: Veza Canetti
Publisher: New Directions
Keywords: paperbook, directions, new, tortoises
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-06-29
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0811216969
ISBN-13: 9780811216968

Spare, dark, and cinematic, The Tortoises describes life in the Nazi reign of terror.A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa outside Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their Jewish "hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses on seemingly ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one flag-happy German kills a sparrow before a group of little children; another, more entrepreneurial Nazi brands tortoises with swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating the Anschluss.

Author: Chuck Miller
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Keywords: forest, rain, animals, tortoises
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-01
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 073985531X
ISBN-13: 9780739855317

Take an exciting trip to the rainforest and discover the animal world! Packed with full-color photos, this book brings the sights and sounds of the rain forest creatures to life. How animals survive in the rain forest, the future of rain forest animals are

Author: E. J. Pirog
Publisher: TFH Publications
Keywords: care, herp, complete, tortoises, russian
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0793828821
ISBN-13: 9780793828821

Covering a wide range of topics, such as nutrition, health care, breeding, and how to construct both indoor and outdoor habitats for Russian tortoises, this book will provide extensive facts and interesting ideas for reptile fans at every level of the hobby. For both beginner and advanced hobbyists comes a brand new reptile and amphibian series. Each title in the Complete Herp Care series contains in-depth, current information on a wide variety of topics, including breeding, housing, nutrition, and health care. All authors are experiences writers and experts in their field. Every book is fu