Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane (Smithsonian's Backyard)

Box Turtle feeds, sleeps in a hollow log until near dark, builds her nest, and lays four eggs, thus completing her job as a mother.

Susan Korman has written over a dozen books for children, including Alien Alert and Hector's Haunted House in the Gostwriter mystery series and Megan's Balancing Act and The Gost of Camp Whispering Pines in the Magic Attic Club series. Her books for younger readers include Wake Up, Groundhog! and Big Builders. Susan graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, where she studied English and history. Formerly a children's book editor at several major book publishers, Susan currently writes and edits from her home in Yardley, Pennsylvania.