Turtle Story
ISBN 81-8263-285-4
The story
Under cover of darkness, baby olive ridley turtles hatch from sunwarmed eggs on remote beaches.
One of them, the little hatchling who is the narrator of our story, is delighted to make it across
the beach and into the ocean without losing her way or being captured by predators.
But can our little olive ridley survive the dangers of the ocean ? Will she make it past the deadly
sharks and the terrible fishing nets and reach adulthood ? Will she ever have the pleasure of laying
her own brood of eggs ?
Find out in this charming life story of an olive ridley turtle, and meet several other interesting
creatures along the way ……
Original edition
This book was originally published by Pratham Books (www.pratham.org) in 2006. It has been printed in
English, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi and Oriya.
About this edition
The hard cover edition of this book is sponsored by ATREE. The proceeds from the sale of the book will
go towards ATREE's coastal and marine conservation programme.
About the authors
Kartik Shanker was inspired to a career in ecology by an olive ridley turtle
that crawled ashore to nest late one night in Madras. He has worked on olive ridleys in Orissa and
leatherback turtles in the Nicobar. He now works on sea turtles and related coastal and marine
conservation issues along the Indian coast.
Maya Ramaswamy is a wildlife enthusiast and an illustrator. Her work has appeared in several books,
most recently in Walk The Rainforest With Niwupah, a book about rainforests and hornbills.
ISBN: 81-8263-449-0
How to order
Amount: India: Rs. 120.00 (inclusive of shipping and handling)
Other: USD 12.00 (inclusive of shipping and handling)
Contact: N. Ramesh (ramesh@atree.org) or Aarthi Sridhar (aarthi@atree.org)
Cheques should be in favour of: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Cheques should be sent to:
Aarthi Sridhar
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
659, 5th A Main Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024. India.
(Please specify the name of the book, shipping address and number of copies when sending cheques)
Phone: 91 80 23533942 / 23530069 / 23638771
Fax: 91 80 23530070
For online  orders 
The books will be delivered upon realisation of the cheque. For bulk orders and discounts,
contact aarthi@atree.org
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