Tortoise's Tale

The Tortoise's Tale by Kendra Coulter

A tortoise lives a long time. This book tells California history through the eyes of a tortoise. The tortoise was captured and taken to an estate in Southern California. This area changed through the years. Music changes. We run into random historical figures and events (like RFK assassination.) The tortoise lives on. The use of the land changes. The tortoise lives on. At first it feels like a disney animal tale. Then it shifts to  It is a "Forest Gump" style history.