Myrtle the turtle was very shy. Every time anyone tried to speak to her she would pop her head into her shell and hide. She really wanted to make friends at her new school, but she was too shy!

 

This book is part of a book series called Hana's Helpline .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .