Books with title Hare And The Tortoise

A classic reenvisioned and retold by Bernadette Watts—one of Europe’s most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists! When Tortoise says to Hare, “I bet I can beat you in a running race!” everyone laughs. Tortoise puts one foot in front of the next. Hare stops to nibble carrot tops and cabbages. . . . Who will have the last laugh? “The Hare and the Tortoise” has been a favorite with generations of children around the world. Bernadette Watts’s lovable animals and sumptuous settings bring great warmth and charm to this timeless tale. Little listeners will celebrate anew with all the animals at the finish line!

Help Nancy and her friends find a missing tortoise in the eleventh book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series.Nancy, Bess, and George have been looking forward to their school trip to the Wildlife Refuge for weeks. They’ve been studying all the different animals they’ll see there—pygmy hedgehogs, scarlet macaws, and ball pythons. Nancy is most excited to see the sixty-year-old tortoise—that hard-shelled creature is older than her dad. But when her class reaches the enclosure they find out the tortoise is on the loose! Nancy and her friends are on the case. Can they save the day before the class trip is over? Or will this sneaky reptile outsmart them all?

With the fabulously illustrated The Tortoise and the Hare Retold, school psychologist Dr. Alvin Caldwell Jr. flips the classic story on its head to show children and adults alike not just what it means to achieve their goals but also how to identify and modify their behaviors to do so. The Tortoise already finished the race with his perseverance—now it’s the Hare that must change and grow. When he realizes that the Tortoise has won, anguish fills his mind. He looks back on how he felt when he entered the race and thinks about what it would mean to finish it. Many of us can relate to the Hare. We aren’t where we want to be in our lives. We haven’t won first place. We haven’t achieved our goals. And we’re too ashamed and embarrassed to keep trying. The Tortoise and the Hare Retold demonstrates how to turn these negative thoughts into positive results. Maybe it doesn’t matter where we finish in the race, as long as we finish.

This is a brand new spin on an old classic. Readers will first enjoy Aesop's version of events with the time-honored lesson of "slow and steady wins the race." However, the story doesn't stop there. The jilted Hare then shares his version of the events that transpired that day. He suggests that there may have been some foul play in the organization of the race. Young readers will love this new twist on an old favorite as they follow the colorful illustrations and read two entirely different points of view that will leave them wondering who is really telling the truth.

Over grassy fields he rambled Through the woods he slowly ambled And beneath that cheery sun He dreamed of shouting; “Yes, I won!” Tortoise wishes more than anything to be fast and sporty like his friend. But can he really win a race against a hare? Maybe a little cheating will help… Tortoise learns the value of true friendship, and that we all have our own talents, in this alternative take on Aesop’s fable.Please post a review after reading, or contact bardsarmoury@mail.com with any comments.