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This morality tale shows how a tiny creature of the jungle--a tortoise--triumphs over a bullying elephant
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Author: Bruce Hobson is the author of seven other books in this series. He lives on a farm in South Africa.
Illustrator: Adrienne Kennaway moved from Kenya to London when she was 15 to study at the Ealing School of Art. Later she attended L'Academia de Belle Arte in Rome. It was on her return to Kenya that she began illustrating the picture books that have made her well known.
PreSchool-Grade 2 Kennaway uses color and shape boldly to complement well this original folktale. The storyline itself is a familiar one in the folk tradition: the little guy out-foxes (or in this case, "out-tortoises") the big guy. Elephant is big, so big that at times his bulky gray body covers a two-page spread. And he needs to be big to amplify his role as bully and boaster. Tortoise, on the other hand, is tricky, and his cleanly-drawn image sports an ever-present sly grin. All of the animals are simply drawn with shapes that evoke the African landscape. The use of a chant "Weyo weeyo wee. . .yo. . .HUP we go!" lends an authentic ring to the language, as does the unadorned writing style. The story is fun, and children will no doubtfind it satisfying. Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, Wis.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherLittle Brown & Co
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0316337277
- ISBN 13 9780316337274
- BindingPaperback
- IllustratorKennaway Adrienne
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