"Alphonso the alligator snapping turtle heads out for a breakfast hunt but ends up having second thoughts"--

The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrate the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to common snapping turtles. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

This emerging reader title looks at alligator snapping turtles and the very clever way they trick their prey. The title also covers where these animals can be found, what they look like, and what they like to eat. This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.