Inspired by the stories Emma reads to him, Turtle digs out of his pen and sets off to see faraway places. The backyard grass is longer than his legs so he thinks he must be in the jungle. He spies a tree stump and believes it's an elephant's leg. Just when he begins to worry that he's lost, Emma rescues him and he discovers that he never left home. Undeterred, Turtle is grateful to "have the whole world here in my backyard," and plans to escape again tomorrow, this time to China.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Boyds Mills Press .

Eve Bunting was born in Ireland but has lived in California for many years. Eve Bunting is the author of Caldecott medal winning Smoky Night. Among her many other titles are Baby Can; My Red Balloon; Girls A - Z and My Backpack. Marsha Winborn has illustrated more than thirty-five books.