The Foolish Tortoise

by Richard Buckley and Eric Carle

Book Overview

In two stories bound together back to back, a tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters and a greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887080391
• ISBN13: 9780887080395
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

science

This book is great to read to children and to teach science. My son and some other children had a blast when I read them this book. Great work!!!

Cute for all ages

I have 3 children, ages 5, 3 & 1. My two oldest think The Greedy Python is a funny book. The illustrations are awesome- as all of Eric Carle's work is. The story teaches a good lesson in selfishness and greediness. The greedy python is eating everything in sight and even after getting too full to hold anymore he sees one last thing to eat. He winds up gulping down his tail and eventually disappearing. It's a really good lesson for all children to learn. It's also easy reading.

Great for beginning readers!

Beginning reader in our house really likes this book as he uses the illistrations to "cue" him into the words. There are many subject areas that can be explored as a result of the book, reading, math, science...For an older child who is slower learning to read, this is excellent as there are multisyllable words and a 'story line' that holds their interest.

Good beginning to a "sharing" curriculum for pre schoolers.

A good book to begin an entire curriculum of sharing for the preschooler. Adding the song "I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor" and acting out the song brings this book to life. The rhyming and bright colors of an Eric Carle book always brings a smile to the class and the teacher.