The book you hold in your hands draws inspiration from the magic of
turtles-magnificent creatures who have a cherished place in the
imaginations of peoples throughout the world. Meet Sugar Daisy, her
family and friends and travel with her as she journeys from one
powerful adventure to the next from Alabama to the East Coast,
France, West Africa. and Hawaii. Ethnicity, culture, and travel
reveal the similarities in people and the diversity in places that
educate the readers both young and old. Experience the life lessons
of Sugar Daisy and Timmy Turtle. For some cultures, the turtle's
back symbolizes heaven, its body the earth, and its belly the
underworld; for others, the shell represents the dome of heaven and
heavenly virtue; still others see in turtle magic the possibility
of uniting heaven and earth, with the turtle a symbol of creation.
Turtles are omnivores and among the oldest land animals. Sea
turtles have existed longer than any other vertebrate animal. They
were here with the dinosaurs, surviving the Ice Age. Flourishing in
the oceans and on all five continents, turtles have the ability to
adapt and flourish] to any environment. Although many traditional
tales in Far Eastern and North American Indian cultures emphasize
the figure of the land-dwelling tortoise, and there are many names
for these delightful reptiles, for simplicity, in my story, Timmy
Turtle Teaches, I use the word turtle. There are three major types
of what people generally call turtles: those living on earth are
called tortoises; those living in the water are called turtles; and
those living both in water and on land they are called terrapins.
Because of the hard-shell shelters that they carry with them,
turtles can withdraw and hide when in the midst of turmoil. Thus,
they teach lessons of self-protection and self-containment, and the
importance of focusing inward. They can give of themselves, yet can
withdraw when necessary. The shell is like a psychic shield, a suit
of armor, to protect against the negative thoughts and actions of
others. By going within, turtles have the power to help people stay
grounded, relaxing and allowing one's] ideas to germinate in the
silence of the inner self. Turtles remind people to slow down,
heighten their sensitivities and sensibilities, see the
interconnectedness of all things, and ponder the wonder of it all.
Because turtles cannot separate themselves from their shell, a
lesson of the turtle symbol is that humans should not separate
themselves from what they do and how they act toward Mother Earth.
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