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The timeless tale of The Foolish Tortoise, illustrated by Eric Carle, is now available in a Level 2 Ready-to-Read edition!The foolish tortoise is tired of being so slow. He decides that the easiest way for him to move faster is to get out of his heavy shell. The only problem is, once he leaves his home, he’s too scared to walk anywhere! This silly tortoise learns the hard way that there’s no place like home.Children will enjoy this jubilant tale of a tortoise on a journey of self-discovery! Now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read, this charming story with rhyming text is perfect for young readers!
Lexile Measure: 610 (What's this?)
Series: The World of Eric Carle
Paperback: 24 pages
Publisher: Simon Spotlight; Reprint edition (May 19, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1481435779
ISBN-13: 978-1481435772
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #75,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #33 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Turtles #895 in Books > Children's Books > Classics #1422 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers
Age Range: 5 - 7 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2
This cute story is about a tortoise that decides one day that he is tired of being slow. He takes off his shell, and starts off. Soon he discovers that he misses his shell for all the things it provided him: shelter, shade, and safety. He realizes too that he will never be fast, and when he finally finds his shell again, he gladly climbs back inside.This story is told wonderfully, and in rhyme as well. The words flow well, and are fun to read out loud. The illustrations are Eric Carle's customary well-done collages. The cute story well told and with such fun illustrations makes for a great book.Loggie-log-log-log
I was so happy to find this book, as I love Eric Carle's illustrations but don't care for his writing in most cases. Thank goodness for Richard Buckley and his entertaining story about the foolish tortoise. The rhyming text is great for the ears, and the images are beautiful.Another thing I like about this book is that it is meatier than most board books-- i.e., more pages and more text on each 2-page spread. Therefore, it will be a story that I read to my son for a few years to come.
The Foolish Tortoise was a very good book, I love Eric Carle's work. The pictures were marvelous. I won't give away the ending but he leaves his shell to travel to places he could never go before, but he's still not as fast as a horse, so he gets kind of depressed. He also finds trouble and he can't hide in his shell, so he find shelter behind rocks and tree, etc. He gets cold and has no heat. He walks around looking for his shell, does he find it? Get the book to find out.
Great children's bookThe illustrations are full of the Eric Carle bright uniqueness that we've come to expect in his books(this was only illustrated by EC). This helps hold my children's attention until the end.
Tortoise wants to be fast like all the other animals around him. The only solution? Remove his shell so he will be lighter and more flexible. Unfortunately, he soon finds out that the speed isn't worth the increased vulnerability. Will he make it back to his shell before he gets hurt?This rhyming picture book is based on the original 1985 version, with a few textual changes. The story is enjoyable, the rhythm flows, and the rhymes work well throughout. Fans of Eric Carle will especially enjoy the illustrations.
The grands love this book. The are learning to read on their own and th younger ones love it read to them.
We love Eric Carle books- but as a reader book it was very hard for my daughter. It has a lot of alternative words that she didn't know what they were, so we lot some of the story as we had to explain several words on every page. She is more into readers that she can read and make sense to her at the same time. I'd recommend his other books for toddlers for sure, but the readers are a bit too hard.
My grand daughter actually asked for this book based on having seen it. I purchased it through and had it shipped directly to her. Of course there were many thanks. She is a 2 year old.
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