Wood, Douglas. Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart. Illus. By Greg Ruth. Scholastic, 2017. $19.99. Unp. ISBN 978-0-439-32111-2. Ages 8-11. P3Q6
This companion piece to the earlier Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth continues to attempt an explanation of the mysteries of life to young children. In this one, five multiracial adults and a child seek the Old Woman, who can lead them to Old Turtle where they present their questions: Why are we here? How do we find happiness? Talk to us about evil. [understood by the Old Woman who takes them to the Old Turtle] Who are you and how will you live this day?
Verdict: Graphic pencils with digitally scanned watercolors, largely of golds and reds, provide a lovely desert backdrop, but the book is quite text-heavy. It is a didactic book with some good messages to be read by adults to patient children in very short doses.
May/June 2017 review by Nel Ward.
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