The back of the turtle

King, Thomas, 1943- author.

Daisy Sound Recording 2015

Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel's sister. The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel's family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for DowSanto, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the wate...

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ISBN:

9780616837450
0616837453

Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (11 hr., 41 min.) : sound ; 12 cm
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Reproduced from: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2014. 528 pages : 9781443431620
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
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3314543

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