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Lucy the lost-and-found tortoise stars in new children's book
Posted: 11/23/2012 12:01:00 AM MST
Updated: 11/23/2012 04:09:17 AM MST
By Brittany Anas
The Daily Camera
Six-year-old Myah, left, and Trystan Wolfe, 7, pet Lucy during a book-signing in Westminster on Wednesday. (Greg Lindstrom, Longmont Times-Call)
WESTMINSTER — Move over, "The Tortoise and the Hare." There's a new tortoise who has been all around town and is starring in her own children's book.
Lucy the Tortoise — on the lam from her Westminster home in 2010 and ending up at a feed store in Lafayette before reuniting with her owners — is the inspiration for a new children's book, "Lucy the Tortoise: My Big Adventure."
Lucy's disappearance was covered by the Daily Camera and The Denver Post. Eventually, a bus driver spotted her near the feed store and she was reunited with her owners, Sheila and Robin Rockley.
The book is inspired by Lucy's adventure, but some parts are fictional. Her tale helps impart lessons for children about nutrition and stranger danger.
Read more: Lucy the lost-and-found tortoise stars in new children's book - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_22050704/lucy-lost-and-found-tortoise-stars-new-childrens#ixzz2DAQZ9DJK
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Where you can find "Lucy the Tortoise: My Big Adventure"Amazon.comhas the book and the eBook.
For those who live in Colorado, the book can be purchased at Rockley Arts, 13640 Orchard Parkway in Westminster, or at Rockley Music, 8555 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. The books from the Rockley locations are signed.
Visit LucyTheTortoise.com for more information about Lucy's story.
WESTMINSTER -- Move over, "The Tortoise and the Hare." There's a new tortoise who has been all about town and is now starring in her own children's book.
Lucy the Tortoise -- the reptile that was on the lam in Boulder County back in 2010, ending up at a feed store in Lafayette before reuniting with her owners -- is the inspiration for a new children's book titled "Lucy the Tortoise: My Big Adventure."
On the cover, the word "turtle" is crossed out because Lucy is often mistaken for a turtle. Tortoises, unlike their reptilian cousins, the turtles, don't fare in well in water -- which spelled a bit of trouble for Lucy. After she went missing, she sniffed her way back to her Westminster home, where a mover found her before her owners did. He took her to Lafayette and dropped her off in a lake.
Lucy's disappearance was covered by the Camera and The Denver Post. Eventually, a bus driver spotted her near the feed store and recognized her from the news coverage. She was ultimately reunited with her owners, Sheila and Robin Rockley, of Westminster.
"She was so happy to see us, she came running to us," recalls Sheila Rockley.
(Well, running may be a bit of an exaggeration. But as far as tortoises are concerned, Lucy was moving at lightning speed).
Her owners were worried that anybody who found her might not know how to properly care for her. After all, she's from the desert and requires a heat lamp.
And while she enjoys
Myah Wolfe, left, 6, and her sister Trystan, 7, pet Lucy the Tortoise during a book signing event at Rockley Arts in Westminster on Wednesday. ( Greg Lindstrom )
snacks like corn and apples, those are the equivalent of tortoise candy. She fares better on a diet that's mostly hay and grass, mixed with "tortoise bites" that have vitamins and minerals in them, according to her owners.
Lucy, a Sulcata tortoise who responds to her name when she's called, weighs roughly 30 pounds and will grow up to 100 pounds, said Robin Rockley. She'll continue to grow and could live to be 120. Her owners got her from a rescue organization and estimate she's about 10 years old.
"We'll have to include her in our will," Sheila Rockley quipped.
The tortoise's brother, Rizzo, is a cat.
The last major writing assignment that Sheila Rockley took up was her dissertation on health care. So she got some editing help from a freelancer who writes for National Geographic to make the book kid-friendly.
The book is inspired by Lucy's adventure, but some parts are fictional. Her tale helps impart lessons for children about nutrition and stranger danger. (Lucy isn't allowed out in her backyard without supervision anymore).
In the book, Lucy has a chance encounter with a mischievous bunny that leads her on an escapade out of her backyard and into an unknown world where she loses her way, gets into some deep water, learns lessons and becomes a feature on the local news. She encounters a praying mantis and plays hide-and-seek with a prairie dog on her path back home.
On a recent afternoon, Lucy scooted around her owner's Rockley Arts in Westminster, enjoying her time in the spotlight while wearing a glittery purple headband ... er, shellband?
Lucy made a special guest appearance at Rockley Arts to pose for photos as Sheila Rockley signed copies of the book on her behalf, as the tortoise followed kids around the store, paying special attention to brightly colored shoes.
Sheila Rockley said she's planning a second book about a fictional trip that Lucy and Rizzo the cat take to France, where there's a large tortoise rescue organization.
Myah Wolfe and her sister are among Lucy's fan club and were given copies of the tortoise's book.
"It makes me want a tortoise," said Myah, 6, an animal lover who has two dogs and two guppies at home.
Contact Camera Staff Writer Brittany Anas at 303-473-1132 or anasb@dailycamera.com.
Lucy the lost-and-found tortoise stars in new children's book
Posted: 11/23/2012 12:01:00 AM MST
Updated: 11/23/2012 04:09:17 AM MST
By Brittany Anas
The Daily CameraSix-year-old Myah, left, and Trystan Wolfe, 7, pet Lucy during a book-signing in Westminster on Wednesday. (Greg Lindstrom, Longmont Times-Call)
WESTMINSTER — Move over, "The Tortoise and the Hare." There's a new tortoise who has been all around town and is starring in her own children's book.
Lucy the Tortoise — on the lam from her Westminster home in 2010 and ending up at a feed store in Lafayette before reuniting with her owners — is the inspiration for a new children's book, "Lucy the Tortoise: My Big Adventure."
Lucy's disappearance was covered by the Daily Camera and The Denver Post. Eventually, a bus driver spotted her near the feed store and she was reunited with her owners, Sheila and Robin Rockley.
The book is inspired by Lucy's adventure, but some parts are fictional. Her tale helps impart lessons for children about nutrition and stranger danger.
Read more: Lucy the lost-and-found tortoise stars in new children's book - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_22050704/lucy-lost-and-found-tortoise-stars-new-childrens#ixzz2DAQZ9DJK
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About a year ago, media in Denver, CO, including the People’s Magazine, Channel 7 News, Channel 9 News, The Denver Post and Daily Camera covered an unusual story about a tortoise that went missing and was eventually found. The tortoise’s name was Lucy and Lucy the Tortoise – My Big Adventure is her story as told by her in a first-person narrative. The book, targeting children between the ages of four and nine, is set to be pre-release sometime in 2012.
In the book, Lucy narrates how she was lured from her backyard by a bunny and in her adventure she meets many interesting characters who teach her about family, crossing the street, fires and many more. Her story though takes a turn when a car stops on the road she is crossing and she is thrown into a lake. Lucy, being a tortoise, cannot swim. Lucy gets rescued from the lake and this is where she notices a post on the fence with her picture saying LUCY IS MISSING. Then she hears someone calling her name. It is a cameraman from the NEWS station. Unfortunately, the cameraman walks the other way and she still does not make it back home. Lucy then smells some wheat grain from a local feed store and begins walking towards the store. As she begins eating someone else picks her up and Lucy becomes scared once again.
Interested readers can visit Lucy’s website time to time to read bits of her book before it is released in a month or two or can like her Facebook (she has over 5,0000 folowers) page to keep updated on book progress, trivia and pictures. This book is an excellent read of adventure that puts the imagination into full gear.
For more information, you can contact lucy@lucythetortoise.com or visit her web page www.lucythetortoise.com.
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