Talbot the Turtle: The Plastic Ocean, by Taylor Edwards (Coral Forest/Library and Archives Canada, 2023, $11.99 pb, 28 pp) Reviewed by Skye Anderson.
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| Before (above) and After (below) |
With the cutest little turtle we have seen in a long time, Talbot the Turtle: The Plastic Ocean is both entertaining and educational for those who love nature. Corals and other underseas plants are colorful and realistic down to the smallest detail.
Title Tells All
Our oceans are filling with plastic which is not a good thing. Animals mistake plastic for food: see-through plastic bags resemble jellyfish and colored plastic look like food, too. Even small plastic pieces become smaller and smaller and are engulfed. Bottles, caps and fishing lines cannot be digested. And plastic doesn't decompose - it stays and stays around nearly forever. Whales, seals and birds, like Talbot, are fooled by man into eating his plastic.
Yet, all this can be turned around if we do as Talbot the turtle encourages us to, to reuse bags and water bottles. But that is just a start. We need to wake up.
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| We Too Need to Wake Up! |
Talbot's tale is such a lovely little one that your youngster will keep it around for a long time and learn its lessons, even remind you! Told in rhyme, we learn about turtles' lives and learn what they have to teach us.
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| Hatchlings Head to the Sea |
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