Item
The Race of the Century
- Title
- en_US The Race of the Century
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)
- en_US Stated first edition
- en_US Retold and illustrated by Barry Downard
- Creator
- en_US Downard, Barry See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Downard, Barry
- Date
- 2016-01-25T19:55:15Z
- en_US 2008-08
- en_US 2008
- Date Available
- 2016-01-25T19:55:15Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 2008
- Abstract
- en_US I am not aware of having many books produced in Mexico. On the verso of the title-page, there is this notice: Hi, kids! Tortoises need very special diets, so please don't just pick them up and take them home. Besides, they might be in the middle of an important race! Generally about a half-page of text is aligned with a page-and-a-half of collage art. The art is made up largely of animal photographs cut out and superimposed upon each other. Tom Tortoise works out in a gym where the weights are pumpkins, while Flash Harry Hare trains by flash dancing. There are plentiful spoofs, for example of the live tv broadcast that goes to animals around the world. Flash Harry Hare gets sidetracked along the way by distractions like signing autographs, posing for photographs, and getting something to eat. He actually takes a nap. At the end we learn 'Fast and flashy' doesn't always beat 'slow and steady!' Maybe some of the best photos are those showing Tom Tortoise's teeth as he smiles. Downard lives on a small farm in South Africa.
- Identifier
- en_US 9781416925095 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- en_US 6577 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- en_US New York
- Subject
- en_US PZ8.2.D686 Rac 2008 See all items with this value
- en_US One story See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Type
- en_US Book, Whole
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books