The Hare and the Tortoise Based on a Story by Aesop

Title

en_US The Hare and the Tortoise Based on a Story by Aesop

en_US Usborne First Reading

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Retold by Mairi Mackinnon

Creator

en_US Aesop See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Howarth, Daniel

Date

2016-01-25T19:55:39Z

en_US 2008-10

en_US 2007

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:55:39Z

Date Issued

en_US 2007

Abstract

en_US This is my first find in a series of -- apparently -- sixteen First Reading books by Usborne including three fables. All sixteen are pictured on the endpapers. I have ordered TMCM and GGE from the same series. This is a sturdy book, about 8 x 5, containing 48 pages. This telling highlights Harry Hare's ugly boasting. He is a delivery man by trade. He trains hard for the race; in fact, his over-training seems to lead to his tiredness along the way. He actually decides to have a nap in this version. The book seems to me typical of Usborne in the charming way Howarth fills out each picture with small animals going about their various tasks. Good examples include the hedgehog accountant on 10 and 11, the weasel (?) announcer perched in a tree branch on 27, and the skateboarding mouse on 35. Pages 44-46 give a short introduction to fables.

Identifier

en_US 9780794516123

en_US 6661 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81979

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US EDC Publishing

en_US London

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.M335 Har 2007 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