Hare and Tortoise

Title

en_US Hare and Tortoise

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First printing

en_US Alison Murray

Creator

en_US Murray, Alison See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Murray, Alison

Date

2016-12-01T20:16:48Z

en_US 2016-08

en_US 2016

Date Available

2016-12-01T20:16:48Z

Date Issued

en_US 2016

Abstract

en_US First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Orchard Books. London. This is a large-format -- almost 10" x 12" -- children's book. It sets a young reader up well for things to come in the race when it describes hare in terms that will come to play later. His ears are accustomed to the sound of animals cheering, and his paws are used to crossing the finish line in first place. "And he has NEVER been known to resist a carrot." Similarly, Tortoise will always do her best. "I may be slow but I'll give it a go." A map gives a sense of the race's phases, including a carrot patch. A few nibbles lead to a tiny nap. Hare dreams of animals cheering: there is the clue. He wakes up to that cheering and tries to catch up but loses by a breath. Big broad illustrations and rhyming couplets help tell this tale well. Tortoise consoles Hare at the end: "You might just win next time" and then suggests a race to the lettuce patch. The endpapers reproduce in monochrome the map of the race.

Identifier

en_US 11069 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/107797

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Candlewick Press

en_US Somerville, MA

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.M95674Har 2016 See all items with this value

en_US One story See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole