Book 1 • Counting Adventure
Gert the SEE Turtle in:
Counting
Gert counts her way through the coast, meeting sea horses, jellyfish, dancing crabs, dolphins, and other seaside friends along the way.
Official Children’s Book Series
Gert the SEE Turtle
A cheerful coastal adventure series by Maxine Moody Poston introducing young readers to counting, colors, emotions, and the joy of discovery.
Science • Education • Exploration
Science. Education. Exploration.
Gert is a curious young loggerhead sea turtle who explores the South Carolina coast. Each story turns simple seaside discoveries into early learning moments children can see, count, name, feel, and remember.
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Each Gert adventure introduces an early learning concept through coastal scenes, gentle humor, and the original picture-book artwork children remember.
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Book 2 • Color Discovery
Gert the SEE Turtle in:
Colors, Colors Everywhere
Bright beach scenes help young readers recognize colors as Gert finds surfboards, buckets, birds, seaweed, lightning, sunsets, and more.
Book 3 • Emotional Learning
Gert the SEE Turtle in:
Emotions at the Ocean
Gert experiences anticipation, happiness, fear, surprise, forgiveness, gratitude, and trust in a gentle story about feelings and friendship.
Meet Gert
A little turtle with a big love of learning
Gert lives along the beautiful South Carolina coast. While her siblings swim out into the deep ocean, Gert stays near the shore to explore the amazing world around her.
With her “pearls of wisdom” necklace from her mother and her conch shell sailboat, Gert sets out on beachside adventures where she learns, observes, asks questions, and discovers something new each day.
SEE stands for
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EExploration
Through Gert’s SEE adventures, children are encouraged to discover nature, build confidence, and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Written & Illustrated By
Maxine Moody Poston
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FAQ
What age range is the Gert the SEE Turtle series best for?
The books are designed for young children, early readers, families, and classroom read-aloud settings, with a practical audience of children ages 3 to 7.
What does SEE mean in Gert the SEE Turtle?
On this website, SEE is presented as Science, Education, and Exploration, the learning framework behind Gert’s coastal adventures.
Who created Gert the SEE Turtle?
Gert the SEE Turtle was created, written, and illustrated by Maxine Moody Poston and published through SEE Turtle Publishing.
What do the Gert books teach?
The featured books introduce counting, color recognition, emotional awareness, curiosity, observation, and coastal learning through child-friendly picture-book stories.
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