Turtle Soup
Synopsis:
Pilar's father brings a sea turtle home from the day's fishing. He announces that the village will have a fiesta of turtle soup. Pilar names the turtle Antonio and is horrified because at school she has learned there are not many sea turtles left. With her ingenuity and a surprise from Antonio, the village soon celebrates, not a good meal of turtle soup, but the hatching of "Antonio's" babies who join their mother in the sea.
Book Excerpt:
Pilar woke up suddenly. Someone was singing. She ran outside and found Señora García sitting with Antonio, holding a candle.
“I couldn’t sleep thinking about Antonio, so I said a prayer and lit this candle for the poor turtle.”
“You do not want to eat turtle soup?”
Señora García shook her head. “No, I do not want to eat Antonio.”
Pilar looked into the vat. She saw something in the candlelight that made her eyes grow big. “You mean Antonia!”
“Antonia?” Señora García asked, but then she held the candle closer and looked in herself.
Author Comment:
I don't believe TURTLE SOUP/Sopa de tortuga is sold in stores. I believe you can buy individual copies via the SRA/McGraw-Hill link provided above for the Imagine It! Reading Program.
Topics/Categories:
artist Valeria Docampo, Mexico, Picture Book, sea turtles
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Awards:
SRA/McGraw -Hill What's the Story?
Purchase From:
SRA/McGraw-Hill Imagine It! Reading Program
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Original Publish Date:
December 29, 2008
Formats and associated ISBNs:
978-0-07-620912-5 0-07-620912-1
Formats:
Softcover children's book Also published as audio-format by Shoo-Fly Audio Magazine Spanish version: Sopa de Tortuga
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