Here is a little story about Shelly the talking Desert Tortoise and a boy named Mac Mac is a 15 year old boy who has a strong desire to become a Park Ranger in the Mojave Desert. He is somewhere between a boy and a man. Shelly is a Desert Tortoise who has the ability to talk, and has lived in the Mojave Desert for over 30 years. Shelly has a sense of humor that seems endless. After the shock of meeting a talking tortoise, Mac became very excited and asked Shelly if she would teach him about the wonders of the Mojave Desert. Shelly said she would help him learn and that most kids his age don’t have a desert tortoise as a mentor. The story is intended for the 9 to 13 year old audience.