Richmond the Giant Tortoise and his Tale of the Last Dodo

This is the tale of the last Dodo in Mauritius as told by Richmond the Giant Tortoise. He recounts the story to his best friends, Anicet the Kestrel, Lucy the Pink Pigeon, Lea the Echo Parakeet, and Claude the Gecko. The tale follows the life of the two Dodos, Odet and Genevieve. Richmond tells of the arrival and effects of man on the island. It is an imaginative and educational story for children, with a bittersweet ending, making young readers appreciate the good and bad of the natural world.