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Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond

by Cathryn Falwell · 2001

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It's a peaceful day at

the pond as ten timid

turtles bask in the sun.

But wait!

A bullfrog leaps, a

rabbit rustles, deer

appear, a chickadee

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chirps, and

ten

nine

eight

seven

six

five

four

three

two

one

by one

the turtles dive

into the water.

Splash!

Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
rhymingrhymingMore like thisLess of this

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