| The Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil Contributor(s): DeSpain, Pleasant (Author), Boston, David (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1941460461 ISBN-13: 9781941460467 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Turtles - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.5" W x 10.7" (0.60 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 101054 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a hunter who brings her home for turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. The versions are as different as the cultures that contain them, but all of them celebrate Turtle, who carries the world and its wisdom on her back. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive through courage and wit. In watercolors radiant with foliage and wildlife, David Boston guides the reader through the dense and fertile Amazon rain forest. READING LEVELS: Lexile Level: 570L; Guided Reading: K |