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Aldabra, or, The tortoise who loved ShakespeareAldabra, or, The tortoise who loved Shakespeare

Aldabra, or, The tortoise who loved Shakespeare2004

Silvana Gandolfi

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In Venice, Italy, ten-year-old Elisa finds she must deal with all the unexpected consequences of her beloved eccentric grandmother's transformation into a giant Aldabra tortoise, native to a small group of coral islands in the Seychelles.

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First published
2004
OL Work ID
OL2284249W

Subjects

MagicTurtlesGrandmothersFictionAldabra tortoiseMothers and daughtersHuman-animal relationshipsChildren's fictionTurtles, fictionGrandparents, fictionParent and child, fictionHuman-animal relationships, fictionMagic, fictionVenice (italy), fictionItaly, fiction

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