Tortoise Tales 30, Jan 2020
All because I crossed the road - Part 3
Summary of parts one and two: A stranger has taken me from my safe home and family and imprisoned me in a compartment. He left me alone and he gave me food and then he took me to another place. There were crowds of strangers and they stared at me…
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All because I crossed the road - Part 2
PART TWO I felt the vehicle finally stop. Out of my tired eyes, I could see that there was a strange and extraordinarily ginormous building in front of us. I just hoped my captor wouldn't enter the building, because it seemed like something worse could happen in there. I could…
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All because I crossed the road - a story by Rachael Wu, Year 5 (Based on a real event in 1953)
PART ONE --------- I loved my home. It had everything I needed. It was just perfect! My small family and I spent most of the days basking under the warm sun and splashing in a cool, large pool with shallow water that lay next to where we lived. We lived…
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Tortoise Tales 27
The latest newsletter is out, with all the news from the reserves, the recovery team and the zoo. Click on the newsletter link at bottom RHS of home page..
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'Westy' book now on sale
Great news! You can now get your very own copy of new children's book 'Westy' - an entirely Western Australian product. It's just $20 for the soft cover edition (or $15 for Friends), plus p&p of $5.60 per book, reducing for multiple copies. ( Hard cover copies are reserved for…
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Tortoise Tales 26
The latest full colour newsletter is now available to download - scroll to bottom right of the homepage!
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New book about the tortoise: 'Westy'
The new children's book 'Westy' will soon be launched Meantime, you can buy the soft cover version here for just $19 (+$4 p&p), or if you're a member of FOWST, $15 +p&p. Just email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name, number of books and postal address; then send your payment…
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Tortoise Tales 25
Our latest newsletter - featuring some great schoolchildren from SA who raised money for the tortoise - is now available to download. Scroll to bottom right of the home page...
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