The Tortoise and the Hare Continued... - Hardcover

Lane, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931492018 ISBN 13: 9781931492010

Publisher: Discover Writing Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Continues the famous story by explaining what happened between the tortoise and the hare the next day, year, and decade, offering additional morals along the way.

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Lane is nationally known for his dynamic, hands-on wokshops on writing and revision, as well as for his popular writing books Revisor’s Toolbox, After THE END, and Why We Must Run with Scissors with Gretchen Bernebei. Teachers leave his workshops inspired by his stories and songs and filled with dozens of practical ideas to bring back to their classrooms.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6-Lane's belief that "the best stories have a hard time ending" is borne out in this seemingly pointless extension of Aesop's familiar fable. The text is written in a choppy, conversational style. The run-on plot, in which tortoises and hares try to outsmart one another again and again, is peppered with poor sentence structure and incorrect punctuation. In the end, the original tortoise, wanting the hare's great-grandson to be proud of his ancestor, spins a yarn that makes his opponent a success. Encouraged by the story, the young hare becomes a noted doctor and a role model for others. Full-page cartoon paintings in shades and blends of red, blue, yellow, brown, and black adequately illustrate the text. There are a number of successfully rewritten tales that could be used in the classroom to provide inspiration for a creative and enjoyable writing assignment. This is not one of them.
Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Discover Writing Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1931492018
• ISBN 13: 9781931492010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bodimeade Miles