Young readers will witness rare and extraordinary natural event as a
baby loggerhead hatches from its shell. With nothing but the light of
the moon to act as a guide, readers will follow the newborn turtles'
harrowing attempts to outpace a series of predators on their march
toward the glistening shore. After only narrowly avoiding hungry crabs,
owls, and foxes, the turtle rides ocean waves to a calm clearing.
Following a moment of peace in the still ocean water, the turtle joins
the rest of its pack on a dive into the moonlit sea to continue the
voyage home.
Told with a beautiful, lyrical rhyming sequence, this book introduces
readers to the birth cycle of a loggerhead sea turtle. Through the
newborn turtle's eyes, both kids and adults will marvel at the majestic,
and sometimes dangerous seaside landscape from a perspective rarely seen
before.