The Lighthouse Family. The Turtle

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Call Number: J Fiction / Rylant, Cynthia
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Rylant, Cynthia	4-week checkout	On Shelf

When Aurora the sea turtle becomes stranded in fog and cold water near a lighthouse, Pandora the cat, Seabold the dog, and their three adopted mouse children call on the pelicans for help.

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sweet series submitted by camelsamba on July 29, 2011, 10:18pm The Lighthouse Family series is about Pandora the cat (the mother figure and a light house keeper), a dog (the father figure - a sailor who washed up on the shores of the lighthouse and was nursed back to health by Pandora), and 3 mice children (Lila, Whistler, and Tiny). Each book in the series stands alone, but you get a richer understanding of the characters if you read them all. Overall, they are sweet (but not syrupy) stories, with just the right amount of drama and peril. The relationships are central, and the language is marvelous. In this book, the Lighthouse family relies on other friends (the pelicans) to help a stranded turtle - once again, relationships are crucial and the power of friendship is highlighted.