Katy's Astonishing Adventures With Tortulus T.Turtle - Softcover

Ash, Gerald; Chew, Katy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442103930 ISBN 13: 9781442103931

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

This adventure fantasy will stimulate children's imaginations and provide learning experiences to pique their curiosity. Katy is a cute, smart, and quite normal 7-year-old who embarks on her summer vacation with a cross-country train ride to California. Along the way she meets some unusual friends. Zanzibar is a snooty, know-it-all Englishman who accompanies Katy on a series of adventures. Tortulus T. Turtle resides in the LA Zoo and transports Katy all over the LA area. Together they climb the famous HOLLYWOOD sign, discover K-T comet at the Mount Wilson observatory, and capture the giant KKKKong on Santa Catalina Island. Pasadena's Hamburger Heaven is a favorite hangout and owner Mickey concocts some wonderful attractions to entice customers to his restaurant. These include the Sensational KKKKong Show, which goes awry when KKKKong escapes and takes Katy hostage atop Caltech's Millikan Library. But it's Tortulus to the rescue and all ends happily for Katy and her friends.

About this title

About the Author:

Gerald R. (Jerry) Ash grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey. He has degrees in electrical engineering from Rutgers University (B.S.) and Caltech (M.S., Ph.D.). He married Lyn Craigie in 1965; they have three children, Stephen, Debbie, and Katy, and 5 grandchildren. Jerry spent two years in the US Army, serving in Vietnam and Fort Monmouth, NJ. He joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1972, where he supervised a group responsible for designing AT&T's global dynamic network. He wrote two books based on his work: "Traffic Engineering and QoS Optimization of Integrated Voice & Data Networks" and "Dynamic Routing in Telecommunications Networks." After retiring from AT&T in 2007, he and Lyn moved to North Clarendon, Vermont, where favorite pastimes include hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, skiing, snowshoeing, and ham radio (WA2BLK). Kathleen Susan Ash (Katy) Chew grew up in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Katy is the cute little blonde girl in the story who, when she was little, delighted in hearing bedtime stories about "her" adventures with Tortulus T. Turtle. She has degrees in psychology from Lafayette College (B.S.) and George Mason University (M.S.), and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She married Tim Chew in 2003; they have two children, Lea and Jarrod. Katy joined Marriott Corporation in 1998, where she is a systems analyst and designer of Marriott's Information Technology. Katy and Tim reside in historic Manassas, Virginia, where they enjoy gardening, bird watching, exploring Virginia's historical sites, touring Virginia's fine wineries, and caring for their black and white cat named Polecat Chew. Katy enjoys playing the piano and also played the French horn for many years in a concert band.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1442103930
• ISBN 13: 9781442103931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100