Roadsigns

A Harey Race with a Tortoise

By Cuyler, Margery & Haskamp, Steven & Haskamp, Steve

Publishers Summary:
In this unique rendering of Aesop's classic fable, the Tortoise and the Hare race along a route lined both with actual and made-up road signs as well as signs held in the air by spectators. The famous competitors brave a rain shower, a broken bridge, construction detours, and lots of dips, bumps, and steep grades, while children read entertaining signs like "Bad hare day" and "Tortoises have cute knees!"

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ISBN
978-1-89081-723-7
Publisher
Winslowhouse International


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 24, 2000

PreS-Gr 2 Yet another race between those age-old rivals, the earnest tortoise and the brash, overconfident hare. Here they run through a paved rural and suburban landscape filled with detours, closed roads, falling rocks, and other impediments. Naturally, Hare ignores the signs and falls into difficulties while Tortoise plugs on to victory following all the warnings. In addition to the road signs, animal spectators wave paw-held placards with jeers, encouragements, and pun-filled slogans such as "Hare comes Hare...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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