I thought this was a sweet little book, very informative and engaging for a child reader. However, the narrator read it soooo slow, it was distracting to listen to. I understand that it is easier for the child, reading along with the narration, but I think it took away from the action of the story.
That said, I think it is great to keep young people informed about wildlife, how we are all connected and how they can help. I plan to move to a part of the Florida coast where there is a wildlife sanctuary and especially a sea turtle nesting area, where I plan to volunteer, so the subject of baby sea turtles is close to my heart.

This is a children's Non-fiction book about a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea. While I personally enjoyed listening to this in audiobook form, I feel that without photo accompaniment young listeners may not enjoy it as fully.

I recieved a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Poor Audiobook

Audiobook Review:
This book tells the story of a sea turtle, from the point where it breaks through the eggshell to its walk to the sea. The story is followed by facts about sea turtles. I've only reviewed a few audiobooks, but this one was ridiculous as an audiobook. For whatever reason, the narrator chose to speak. every. word. with. a. big. pause. in. between. Each pause was so long that I felt like the narration bordered on the absurd. At one point, I wondered if he would pause like that between syllables! Perhaps the idea is that this would be a read-along companion to a book, but I think even children would be bored by all the long pauses. All in all, I found this audiobook to be tedious. The animal story itself may be fine, but I recommend getting the ebook or physical book.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. If this was a print book we would probably purchase it, but not as audio as checkouts for those are way down. Good book about a new baby turtle,

This is the cutest book!!! The narrator makes you believe that you are right with the turtles!! The voice of the narrator makes you feel like you are right there.

This is such a great little book! My three and five year old kids loved listening to the story while looking at the pictures in the actual book we picked up from the library, The book is very simply presented, making it perfect for little kids! It is very interesting and fun to read, and I highly recommend also getting a copy of the physical book if you have just listened to the audio. The photos are perfect and we all enjoyed looking at them and reading the story over and over. Run, Sea Turtle, Run is a new family favorite!

This audiobook is wonderfully informative for listeners, but the beginning audio is terribly boring. Narration is slow and overly pronounced as if the narrator had just learned to read. I thought perhaps my settings were slow. Adjustments didn't help. I soldiered through. The slow pronunciation deters from the baby turtle narrative. It is told through the newly hatched eyes of a sea turtle.

After the initial story, there is an educational portion that is read at a normal speed. The audio is a little over five minutes in its entirety. It's a quick introduction for young minds to better understand how a hatchling uses its egg tooth to work it's way out of the shell and the race against predators like the ghost crab, and its progression to the ocean.

Living in Puerto Rico, I was privileged to be a sea turtle volunteer for the past two years. Being part of an endangered species existence is one of the greatest experiences. Every time I witness a new 'Nido' (nest) successfully hatch I'm filled with parental pride. Puerto Rico is home to three species of sea turtles: the leatherback, the green turtle, and the small hawksbill. Sea turtles return to familiar nesting sites year after year. With growing populations and habitat loss, it is our responsibility to help nature continue its course. Puerto Rico takes great pride in the sea turtle population on the islands. Nesting sites are well protected.

I found this book to be factually accurate. Tips and advice are given to those interested in helping these beautiful creatures recover. My one suggestion to the author is to adjust the setting of the story to match the informative second half. As my daughter-in-law is a speech pathologist, I appreciate the slow pronunciation, but I feel little ones will lose interest. Overall, this is a nice educational tool. Lacks oomph.



*Audiobook provided through the NetGalley app. Thanks to Stephen R. Swinburne, publishers, and NetGalley.
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This was such a fun story! We listened for Brynn's Book Corner and she was absolutely in amazement about the story of Sea Turtles.

This book was very informative. As an avid sea turtle lover and having volunteered with rescue groups, I’m so glad this information is being put out there. However, to me the narration was horrible. No matter what speed I had it on, it wouldn’t work. It sounded like the narrator had to sound out every letter. Please get a new narrator. I listen to mainly audiobooks and there are so many wonderful narrators. This one needs some revision. Book is 5 stars. Narration is 1.

This nonfiction title for children is an educational read that tells the story of a sea turtle hatchling from egg to ocean. It's told from the perspective of the baby sea turtle. The language is very simple which makes this a great fit for a beginning reader. While it's nonfiction and serves to educate, it also has an important theme of perseverance. The story also uses a lot of action words which were fun for my kids to act out while listening. In addition to the story of the hatchling, this book includes information about sea turtle hatchlings, conservation and actionable steps the reader can take to help protect sea turtles. I really liked the way that information was presented as a companion to the first person narrative of a sea turtle hatchling's journey.

The narration sounds automated. I couldn't tell for sure that it was, but the voice is somewhat mechanical and doesn't add any real interest to the story. There's not much inflection and the voice of the narrator is very monotone. The narrator does speak clearly and slowly so this might be a good companion for a child who is listening to the narration while also following along in the physical book.

One thing I missed about this audiobook was the pictures. I think this story and information lends itself more naturally to a print form. It felt like I was missing out on main highlights of the story by not being able to see the photographs of the hatchling's journey.

Run Sea Turtle Run by Stephen R. Swinburne was a quick yet highly informative narrative about the life of a sea turtle. This children’s book is broken down into a fun story, then facts about sea turtles, and finishes it up with simple yet effective ways that kids can help save the sea turtles! Honestly, anyone could apply these to their everyday lives to help save sea turtles, not just kids.

The narration was slow, and each word was clearly and distinctly pronounced. Very easy for kids to listen and understand every single word.

One suggestion is I know with some other children’s books I have listened to, a PDF of the images that go with the story are included. I think that could be a nice touch. If you want to get your child or another child in your life environmentally conscious and conservancy minded, this is a great book to start with.

I received a review audiobook copy from Lerner Audiobooks through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.

Run, Sea Turtle, Run: A Hatchling’s Journey was written by Stephen R. Swinburne.

Summary: This short children’s book is broken into three sections.

The first, describes the life of a sea turtle from a sea turtle’s perspective.
The second section is devoted to information about sea turtles, and the third section explains how readers can do their part to save sea turtles.

My Thoughts: This book is a fun introduction to a sea turtle’s life. I liked the unique twist of having the story come from the sea turtle’s perspective too.

I also thought the book did a good job of imparting a lot of information about sea turtles in an engaging way.

And there were some great, simple action items that children can do to help sea turtles in the future.

I thought the narrator’s voice was appropriate for the book, however what I really did not like was the pace of the narration during the story.

The credits, the information, and the action items were all fine. But the actual story was read so incredibly slow as to be painful. It was like the narrator was barely pushing out one word at a time. It was so distracting, it was hard to pay attention to the story.

I think this book is a great introduction to sea turtles for young readers, but I would definitely recommend the book and not the audio book.

I would like to thank Lerner Audiobooks for providing me with a free digital audio book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

The narration is jarring and quite uncomfortable to listen to due to the staccato nature of it. It feels like someone pieced together audio clips from different events to create this. I came across a review that truly said it well: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3444741346?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1

The content seems interesting and I bet the photos would be adorable, but alas, I had the audio version. I’ll give this another go if I come across the ebook or paper copy, but I wouldn’t recommend the audiobook.

This was a much shorter book than I anticipated - too young for my target audience. The facts were decent and the beginning was cute. I could definitely see it in an elementary library.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
I was excited to review this book, because I love sea turtles. The story of the sea turtles journey and the how to help sea turtle information were both well written and interesting.
I found the audiobook version frustrating though. It was like listening to a new reader. I feel like adults should demonstrate proper reading, and not slow it down so drastically for a young reader to follow along.

This is a children's Non-fiction book. This was a cute very short book, but I think the kids would love to listen to the audiobook with the book too. The I love the facts that is in this audiobook. The person reading the book talked really slow with is great for young kids to follow a long with the audiobook. I was kindly provided an audiobook of this book by the publisher (Millbrook Press and Lerner Audiobooks) or author (Stephen Swinburne) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

A great story for children to help understand sea turtles and their lives.
I listened to it on the "new" netgalley audio and it was well read and easy to listen to and follow.
Definitely good for elementary school children and some preschoolers.