A Sea Turtle Story

Writer and director Kathy Shultz's realistic stop-motion animated short eschews narration while chronicling scenes in the life of the endangered sea turtle. Witnessed against a backdrop of sparkling sand on a moonlit night, a mother turtle drops and covers her eggs, topping them with a teardrop. When the babies hatch, various predators on hand—including a creepy lizard, a crab, a vicious-looking bird, and a shark—mean that not every hatchling makes it to the water safely. Featuring brilliant tropical blues and pinks during the day, as well as detailed underwater scenes, the cyclical and dreamlike A Sea Turtle Story is a 2014 ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Video selection. Recommended. Aud: E, I, P. (J. Williams-Wood)