Gert the SEE Turtle
The Complete Gert Collection
Follow Gert from numbers to colors to feelings through three illustrated coastal stories written and illustrated by Maxine Moody Poston.
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Explore the Series
Each Gert adventure introduces an early learning concept through coastal scenes, gentle humor, and the original picture-book artwork children remember.
Counting Adventure
Children learn numbers through playful seaside discoveries as Gert encounters dancing crabs, racing sea horses, leaping dolphins, and other ocean friends. Each page introduces the next number in sequence and gives children a simple way to count along from 1 to 10.
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Color Discovery
Bright coastal scenes help young readers learn colors. From blue beach buckets on the sand to a bright orange setting sun, children discover the beauty and colors of the seaside along with Gert.
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Emotional Learning
Gert experiences feelings including happiness, fear, anger, sadness, gratitude, forgiveness, and trust. The story gives children familiar words for talking about emotions and friendship.
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