The Hare and the Tortoise (Children's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597641863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
ECB said Five Stars. Great classic story and beautiful illustrations!. Lovely book! More than a children's tale! Lovely book! More than a children's tale!. Five Stars Jo-Ann Minishi Fantastic story! Childhood favorite! Children today would love this book as I did!
Hare stops to nibble carrot tops and cabbages. Tortoise puts one foot in front of the next. Who will have the last laugh? “The Hare and the Tortoise” has been a favorite with generations of children around the world. A classic reenvisioned and retold by Bernadette Wattsone of Europe’s most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists! When Tortoise says to Hare, “I bet I can beat you in a running race!” everyone laughs. Bernadette Watts’s lovable animals and sumptuous settings bring great warmth and charm to this timeless tale. Little listeners will celebrate anew with all the animals at the finish line!
. Though many modern scholars dispute his existence, Aesop's life was chronicled by first century Greek historians who wrote that Aesop, or Aethiop, was born into Greek slavery in 620 B.C. His simple but effective morals are widely used and illustrated for children. Some of Aesop's most recognized fables are The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Ant and the Grasshopper. Freed because of his wit and wisdom, Aesop supposedly traveled throughout Greece and was employed at vari
The story begins with a morning scene featuring a beaming yellow sun and ends with a slumbering slice of the moon in a starry nighttime sky. Picnic scenes show cakes, cupcakes, and a tea set; squirrel and mole playing tennis; hedgehog reading a picture book to little hedgehog, rabbit, and bird. Hare takes the lead, stopping at a cottage garden to stuff himself with some tasty vegetables and fallen apples, followed up with a long drink at a nearby stream, a conversation with his friend Mr. Fox, and a rest under a sweet-smelling honeysuckle hedge. Leaving just enough white space to soothe the eyes, Watts has filled much of each page with finely detailed meadow grasses, bushes, trees, and wildflowers and an assortment of dear, tiny animals, birds, and insects and their homes for children to find and treasure. Tiny clothes dry on a clothesline, and mouse holds a parasol to avoid the sun's rays. When Hare awakens to the sound of cheering an