"And Still the Turtle Watched" by Sheila MacGill-Callhan and illustrated by Fanny is an absolute favorite read-aloud. The book tells about a Delaware tribe that lived when the rivers were clean, the air was fresh and you could see the stars in the night sky. They carved a beautiful turtle from stone to overlook their community on top of a cliff.
Years later, when the tribe was gone, young teen boys used spray paint and put graffiti all over the rocks and most importantly the turtle. Generations passed until it was finally discovered and taken to a place where it could be enjoyed for centuries to come, exactly as the Delaware tribe intended.
The class was very surprised when I told them that the turtle can be seen in New York City at the Watson Building Botanical Gardens.
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