Tortoise Tales

by Ruth Manning-Sanders and Ruth Manning-Sanders; Illustrated by Donald Chaffin

A collection of folktales from various countries and cultures about tortoises, rabbits, and other animals. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840763891
• ISBN13: 9780840763891
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good stuff here for the younger folks...

This is anthology of 13 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a younger level of reader than Manning-Sanders' more familiar "A Book of..." series of fairy tales. ... My 6-year-old daughter loves these tales, so it comes highly recommended! According to the dust jacket: "Animals are a basic part of the traditional stories of most countries. ... The author has selected short, simple stories, each so lively that it makes an immediate impact on the listener or reader. This collection has the right combination of humor, pathos, and suspense to captivate preschoolers as well as older children." The tale "Gar-room!" features the trickster spider Anansi. Contents 1. Tortoise and the Children (South American Indian) 2. Tortoise and Elephant (East African) 3. Tortoise and Ogre (South American Indian) 4. Rabbit and Our Old Woman (Finnish) 5. Rabbit and the Wolves (North American Indian) 6. Gar-room! (Jamaican) 7. Little Sister Fox (Russian) 8. Hare Running (West Canadian Indian) 9. Hyena and Hare (Creole) 10. Little Cat and Little Hen (Russian) 11. Hare's Ears (Ethiopian) 12. Grasshopper and Fox (North American Indian) 13. Nanny Goat with Nuts (Russian)