Readers see the passage of time illustrated through the change in seasons from fall to winter and then spring, when Alfie wakes up from his "nap" and emerges from the pond just in time to celebrate what Alfie believes is Nia's seventh birthday. A friendly snail suggests that Alfie take a nap in the pond in the yard. He first explores around the house, encountering the family dog, then ventures out onto the fire escape, down into the yard, and through a sandbox until he grows cold and tired. That's when the story changes from Nia's to Alfie's point of view, as the intrepid turtle goes on the hunt for the perfect gift for Nia's birthday. Then, on the morning of Nia's seventh birthday, Alfie goes missing. But turtles will be turtles-not being the most playful or cuddly as pets go-and Nia loses interest. She names him Alfie and the two of them spend a year together with Nia making every effort to include her pet in all her activities. PreS-Gr 2-A girl named Nia gets a pet turtle on her sixth birthday.
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