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)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81898

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