Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hun

A rape. A war. A society where women are bought and sold but no one can speak of shame. Shanghai 1937. Violence throbs at the heart of The Dancing Girl and the

Lured into captivity when her singing is praised, a many-talented turtle charms her hungry captors and dances to freedom.

After being caught by a hunter, a clever turtle uses her wits and her talent playing the flute to trick the hunter's children into helping her escape.

"On the day he was hatched, Elmer emerged dancing and continued dancing all the time, everywhere he went. Such a master of dance steps was bound for stardom if