A young turtle learns how to protect himself from nature and becomes wise in the process.

This is a story about a turtle who becomes scared when an apple falls onto his head, so he hides inside his shell. As he is inside his shell, he continues on towards the pond, but he can't see and begins bumping into things. The story is cute and funny as the turtle soon realizes that there are times to be inside the shell and other times it's okay to be outside.

Cute story to read to young elementary students about fears and what to do when we are afraid. It's a book that helps students understand that it is okay to be scared, but we must come out and learn to be strong. ( )

This book is about a turtle who gets scared and decides to keep his head in his shell. He can't see, eat, or drink so he decides to leave his head out all the time, but then he gets rained on and almost eaten. So, the turtle realizes that he should keep his head out sometimes and in sometimes.

I think this story is so cute! It was easy to read, and kept my attention! ( )

This book by Frank Asch would be suitable for 1st or 2nd graders. The book is about a turtle that is headed to a pond but an apple falls on this head. He decides to keep his head tucked into his shell but he keeps falling into things. He then comes to the pond and drinks some water and decides to sun bathe on a rock. A fox comes and wants to eat Turtle but he quickly tucks his head back into his shell! ( )