Count the pumpkins together as this classic rhyme is brought to life!Rookie Toddler books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and play time. Each book includes story-related tips that help extend the reading experience and emphasize key learnings. Engaging photographs and illustrations will delight your toddler while encouraging a love of reading.
Meet Myrtle, a treat-craving, leisure-loving turtle. Her poor eating habits prompt her to wear a girdle to firm up her middle. But Myrtle decides to exchange her bad habits for good ones and it pays off when she competes in a track meet at Tortoise Elementary. This picture book, with delightful illustrations by Dave Messing, shows young readers the benefits of eating smart and exercising in a fun and entertaining way.
Paperback
(Nelson Pub & Marketing Llc, July 15, 2005)
After a summer of slothfulness and candy, Myrtle the turtle buys a girdle to hide her flabby belly from her coach, but after training for the big track meet by exercising and eating healthfully, Myrtle may no longer need her girdle.