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About the Author
Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author, university professor,
former classroom teacher, and curriculum designer. When
she was in the second grade, she had box turtles but
pretended they were from the sea. She lives in San Diego
with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs. To learn
more about her, visit
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Index
age, 17
appearance, 5, 7, 9
birds, 13
birth, 17, 19
breathing, 5, 7
clutch, 17, 19
dinosaurs, 11
eating, 5
egg tooth, 19
eggs, 5, 17, 19, 21
endangered
species, 9
eyesight, 7, 15
flippers, 13, 17
food, 5
habitat, 5
hatchling, 17, 19, 21
heads, 7
humans, 7, 13, 22
land turtles, 11, 13
leatherback sea
turtles, 9
migration, 17, 22
mothers, 17, 19
protection, 9, 22
reptiles, 5
sand, 17, 19
senses, 7, 15
shells, 9, 13
smell, 15
species, 9, 22
survival, 17, 21
swimming, 7, 11, 13
teeth, 5
turtle crawl, 17
