Holling Clancy Holling has wonderfully illustrated each page in this book. Although the first chapter land of ancient waters troubled me. The last paragraph especially seems to be describing the cycles of evolution. As a Christian mother I did not like that paragraph, the Bible tells us we were put on earth for a purpose, thus we are inteligently designed. Otherwise this is a fabulous read!

This is an excellent book for children, written at a time when it was assumed that children had an interest in learning! It is a bit more about the habits of turtles than the title might suggest, and a little less adventurous than Paddle-to-the-Sea. But if one can settle in and appreciate the story, it is very good.