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The Hare and the Tortoise
Brian Wildsmith
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Description for The Hare and the Tortoise
Paperback. 'I am sure to win, but we will race if you like.' So laughs the hare when a slow tortoise challenges him to run all the way to the old cart. This picture book comes with the message that modesty and perseverance will always be rewarded. Num Pages: 32 pages, in full colour. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 226 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
'I am sure to win, but we will race if you like.' So laughs the hare when a slow tortoise challenges him to run all the way to the old cart. His speed is never in doubt but perhaps it is the hare's boastfulness that should make us question the likely outcome of the race? The simple message of this La Fontaine fable - that modesty and perseverance will always be rewarded - is gloriously told in this lovely picture book from Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed writer and artist for children. His simple words and sumptuous illustrations ... Read more
'I am sure to win, but we will race if you like.' So laughs the hare when a slow tortoise challenges him to run all the way to the old cart. His speed is never in doubt but perhaps it is the hare's boastfulness that should make us question the likely outcome of the race? The simple message of this La Fontaine fable - that modesty and perseverance will always be rewarded - is gloriously told in this lovely picture book from Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed writer and artist for children. His simple words and sumptuous illustrations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192727084
SKU
V9780192727084
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-11
Reviews for The Hare and the Tortoise
With the Fables of La Fontaine, Wildsmith turned Wordsmith, retelling the tales with a simplicity that enhances the complexity of the illustrations. In The Hare and the Tortoise, the animals are seen against dazzling, semi-abstract backgrounds, with pinks and purples dotted with shimmering, close-toned blobs of viridian green and cerulean blue that dance before your eyes.
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