Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle: A Trilingual Story: English, French,and Spanish

This story is about the love that develops between a little girl named Marie and a stranded sea turtle. The story tells the struggles Marie has as she helps the sea turtle back out to sea.

Este cuento es sobre el amor que se desarrolla entre una niña que se llamaba María y una tortuga que viene a tierra para poner sus huevos. La historia cuenta las dificultades que pasa María para llevar a la tortuga de nuevo al océano.

Cette histoire raconte l'amour qui naît entre Marie, une charmante petite fille, et une tortue de mer venue pondre ses oeufs sur le sable, et toutes les difficultés que rencontre Marie pour aider la tortue à rejoindre la mer.

A delightful story about compassion and the richness of family love and devotion!

Una encantadora historia de compasión y el amor y devoción que comparte una familia.

Une charmante histoire pleine de tendresse sur l'amour et la bonté qui unissent une famille.

REVIEWS:

Davis "Homeschoolbuzz.com"

In this unique and colorful picture book the story of a young girl who finds a sea turtle is told in 3 languages: English, Spanish, and French. Living next to the ocean, Marie walks along the seashore to collect shells. Thinking she found a giant shell she is surprised to discover it is actually a sea turtle. The gentle creature needs her help to get back to the ocean, but he is too big for her to move. What is she to do? Her parents eye the turtle imagining he would make a good stew. Can she convince them to forget about stew and help her help the turtle instead? This book has a cute story, with bright and cheery illustrations. I could almost smell the salty ocean and feel the sun on my face as I read it. And I found the tri-lingual ingredient fascinating - it is not often I stumble upon a children's book written in three languages.

Lori Calabrese "Children's Books Examiner"

Marie is a little girl whose house is built near the bluest of oceans. Every morning, Marie likes to visit the shore to collect seashells. When she sees a large shiny object in the distance, she thinks she's found the biggest seashell she's ever seen. But it's not a seashell, it's a sea turtle. When she learns the turtle is stuck and cannot make its way back to sea, Marie must find a way to help her new friend get back to its home. The book takes an unexpected twist as Marie realizes if her parents find the turtle, they'll cut it up in pieces and make stew. When Marie's parents arrive on the beach, how will she convince them to carry the sea turtle back to the ocean instead of enjoying a fine stew? I found this part of the story shocking, since I don't consider turtle standard fare, but it's also what stands out to me most about this book-Perhaps a different take than others you might read. To me, the story is not only an introduction to caring for nature, but also an introduction to different cultures. Written in English, Spanish and French, the book can be used to create discussions about what different cultures eat, and all the unusual delicacies available around the world. It shows that food is a big part of our culture and our world.

Dixie Phillips

There are some important lessons I think children and their parents will learn after reading this book. 1. The importance of families listening with their hearts and not just their heads. 2. Children will hone their critical thinking skills. While her parents and Marie had differing opinions of what should be done with the sea turtle, they worked together and came up with a satisfying solution. Children will learn how cooperation makes a person become part of the solution rather than part of the problem. What makes Nicole Weaver's story even more captivating are Ruben Chavez's amazing illustrations. Marie's merciful heart shines through each page.

Multi-award winning author Nicole Weaver writes fiction and nonfiction books. With three children's picture books to her credit, Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle (March 2009), My Sister Is My Best Friend (November 2011), My Brother is My Best Friend (January 2014) and a fourth book in the pipeline with Guardian Angel Publishing her adventures continue as she ignites the curiosity of children by offering them a fun way to become immersed in English, French and Spanish.

“Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle Second Edition: A Trilingual story in English, French, and Spanish is the second edition of previously published “Marie and her Friend the Sea Turtle: Maria y su amiga la Tortuga del mar/Marie et son amie la Tortue de mer.”

The Second Edition of “Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle” includes substantially revised illustrations. This new edition offers conservation links for educators and kids. Included are also a French and Spanish glossary, and sentence match activity.

“Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle” creates the perfect opportunity to introduce a new language to your child while teaching children the importance of treating animals with respect and compassion.

Children will be exposed to different cultures and discover even if we live in different parts of the world, compassion never goes out of style.