The Tortoise and the Hare: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
No. of pages 24
Published: 2003
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The Tortoise and the Hare follows the classic Aesop's fable of an unlikely race between two very different competitors. The boastful Hare, confident in his speed, challenges the slow and steady Tortoise to a race. As they begin, the Hare dashes ahead, certain of his victory. Full of arrogance, he takes a nap while the Tortoise steadily moves forward. In a surprising turn of events, the diligent Tortoise finishes the race first, proving that perseverance and determination can triumph over arrogance and speed. The tale imparts a valuable lesson about the importance of hard work and humility. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Read It Readers, Read It! Readers Fables .
This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2003 by Picture Window Books .
