EdmundEdmundandandDrumDrumandtheandtheBabyTurtlesBabyTurtlesbyIsaacHalesillustratedbyTobyQuarmbyCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350630-XISBN13:978-0-15-350630-7OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350598-2(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350598-0(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357789-4(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357789-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807062Aturtlecameoutofalake.Shefoundsomesoftsandandmadeanestwithherbackfeet.Thenshelaidhereggs.Theeggswerealltogether.Theturtlepushedsandontopofhereggs.Whenherworkwasdone,shewentbacktothelake.3Manydayslater,theeggsstartedtocrack.Onebabyturtleclimbedoutofitsshellandpusheditswayoutofthenest.Theturtlewasnotsafeontheground.Animalsandbirdsliketoeatbabyturtles.4Closeby,EdmundandhisUncleRobertwerefishing.Edmund’sdog,Drum,wassniffingaroundtheedgeofthelake.ThenEdmundheardDrumbarking.EdmundwentovertoDrum.5Drumhadfoundthebabyturtle.Itwasstuckinsomemud.“Goodjob,Drum!”saidEdmund.Edmundpickeduptheturtle.Heputitinoneofthesmallpoolsofwaternearthelake.Itsplashedupanddowninthefreshwater.6Edmundlookedaround.“Aretheremoreturtles?”heaskedDrum.“Wemayneedtohelpthem,too.”Drumsn...
