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The tortoise & the hare Cover Image Book Book

The tortoise & the hare

Pinkney, Jerry (author,, illustrator.). Aesop. (Added Author).

Summary: Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

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  • ISBN: 0316183563
  • ISBN: 9780316183567
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.

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Subject: Folklore
Stories without words
Fables

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Erlanger Branch E PINKN J (Text) 33126018431530 Easy Available -
Independence Branch E PINKN J (Text) 33126018431514 Easy Available -
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    This lavish, highly-acclaimed rendition of Aesop's most beloved fable about grit, hope, and resilience is brought to life by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Jerry Pinkney.
     
    This nearly wordless companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse is Jerry Pinkney's most stunning masterpiece yet. Even the slowest tortoise can defeat the quickest hare, and even the proudest hare can learn a timeless lesson from the most humble tortoise: Slow and steady wins the race! Here is a superbly rendered journey from starting line to finish that embodies the bravery, perseverance, and humility we can all find inside ourselves.
     
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  • Grand Central Pub
    This lavish, highly-acclaimed rendition of Aesop's most beloved fable about grit, hope, and resilience is brought to life by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Jerry Pinkney.

    This nearly wordless companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse is Jerry Pinkney's most stunning masterpiece yet. Even the slowest tortoise can defeat the quickest hare, and even the proudest hare can learn a timeless lesson from the most humble tortoise: Slow and steady wins the race! Here is a superbly rendered journey from starting line to finish that embodies the bravery, perseverance, and humility we can all find inside ourselves.

    Don't miss these other classic retellings by Jerry Pinkney:
    The Lion & the Mouse
    The Grasshopper & the Ants
    The Three Billy Goats Gruff
    Little Red Riding Hood
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