Turbo Turtle
1st Edition
Published on 10. November 2025
32 pages
978-1-922864-16-1 (ISBN)
Description
The fourth book in the 'Scales and Tails' series by a best-selling and award winning author. During Dreamtime a lizard hatched out of a cluster of eggs. An eagle swept down and snatched him up! That lizard wriggled so much his tail broke off. He fell, but Biamme made a safe landing for him. Biamme gave him speed and he became turbo-charged. Biamme shared the Lore with him. When that lizard forgot to ask the Elders permission to hunt on their Country they
complained to Biamme. He had to face the punishment called 'Boreen'. Biamme gave him two boreens (shields), which grew on each side of his body to protect him from the Elders' spears. He's not turbo-charged any more.
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Person
Gregg Dreise is a gifted artist, storyteller and musician, and he features the didgeridoo and guitar in his performances at schools, libraries and festivals. He is a descendant of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi people of south-west Queensland and north-west New South Wales. He is the author and illustrator of Cunning Crow; Silly Birds; Kookoo Kookaburra; Mad Magpie and My Culture and Me. All these stories are about teaching morals. They address self-image, friendship, kindness, bullying and Indigenous culture. Gregg is also the illustrator of the classic story Tiddalik the Frog (Pearson Publishing) and has poetry with his illustrations in the anthology A Boat of Stars; and illustrations in High 5 to the Boys and contributions towards Why I Love Australia. He has a Children's Music CD titled Sing. Dance. Walk Together.
