Rabbit and Turtle Go to School (Green Light Readers Level 1) - Hardcover

FLOYD LUCY

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152026797 ISBN 13: 9780152026790

Publisher: GREEN LIGHT READER - HARCOURT, INC., 2000

Synopsis

Rabbit and Turtle repeat their famous race--this time on their way to school. Rabbit runs; Turtle takes the bus. Who will win?

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Denise has illustrated two enormously popular books in Brian Jacques' Redwall saga. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 1-In this easy-to-read retelling of Aesop's fable, Turtle rides the bus while Rabbit runs to school. Though the bus makes several stops along the way, allowing Rabbit to get ahead, he decides to stop for a snack, and Turtle arrives first. The smug victor turns to his breathless friend and says, "Let's race tomorrow-I'll give you a head start." The large print, controlled vocabulary, and simple sentences are appropriate for beginning readers. Denise's colorful illustrations and winsome animal schoolchildren reinforce the text. Rabbit is shown bolting down the road with papers, books, and pencils flying out of his backpack while Turtle sits comfortably on the bus drinking juice from his brown-paper lunch sack. A much-loved story, presented in a humorous way.
Joyce Rice, Limestone Creek Elementary School, Jupiter, FL
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Gr. K-1. The hare and the rabbit are competing again in this Green Light Reader. This time, they are classmates, and Rabbit proposes a race: he'll hop to school, and Turtle can ride the bus. Rabbit sets off at a furious pace but stops for a snack, just as the bus pulls in, and Turtle wins. Beginning readers will find much to enjoy here. Simple but descriptive monosyllabic words are set in large type against plenty of white space, and the lovely illustrations mirror the story's action and fill in the narrative gaps. In detailed, slightly nostalgic paintings, Denise creates wonderfully expressive characters out of the two rivals, perfectly rendering Rabbit's chaotic energy and Turtle's smug surprise at story's end. Gillian Engberg
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Edition details

• Publisher: GREEN LIGHT READER - HARCOURT, INC.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152026797
• ISBN 13: 9780152026790
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: DENISE CHRISTOPHER
• Number of pages: 20