“On pristine Aldabra Atoll, in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar, where we first met, countless baby turtles had to get past many Striated and Grey Herons, flightless Aldabra Rails, Pied Crows, other predatory birds, and numerous ghost crabs on the beaches, and then survive the various large fishes that eagerly awaited them in the shallows of the sea every hatching season! This situation was so dramatic that Clifford wrote a scientific paper about it at the time Since then, we have witnessed similar scenarios, with hatchling turtles running the gauntlet of predators on tropical Australian beaches. Thus, we were delighted to read and enjoy Kate and Stacey McCulloughs’ accurate text and illustrations of this fascinating real life natural history drama and conservation message. Their writing and art also provide a meaningful source of encouragement to their peers with respect to what such young people can achieve with well directed passion, commitment and hard work. Well done!”