esio trot [Import] [Hardcover]

roald dahl (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Viking Press; 1St Edition edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224027867
• ISBN-13: 978-0224027861
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,527,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Expendable Alfie, February 26, 2006

By 

Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Esio Trot (Paperback)

This takes no time at all to read

You're done in half an hour

It shows how far a man will go

to prove he has some power

To win the love of Mrs. S.

He pulls a clever ruse

If he can make her tortoise grow

He knows she won't refuse

Tortoises with matching shells

He plays his clever game

It takes an awful lot of work

To win his dizzy dame

ESIO TROT (spelled backwards please)

Gets larger as he'd said

And when he even shrinks it down

He gets inside her head

The moral of this leery tale's

"All's fair in love and war"

If you really want your lady's heart

Then it's worth cheating for

ADNAMA SDRAHCIR, YRAURBEF 62, 6002

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Esio Trot, May 11, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Esio Trot (Hardcover)

I read Esio Trot by Roald Dahl.I tought it was the best book I ever read. Mr.Hoppy wanted to marry Mrs. Silver. Mrs. Silver did not know that Mr. Hoppy wanted to marry her. The book is about his plan to get Mrs.Silver to fall in love with him. I liked when Tortoise number 8 got stuck in his house. I also like when Mr. Hoppy wrote in tortoise language. That was funny. My favorite part was when Mr. Hoppy had 140 tortoises!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read Aloud, June 4, 2000

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Lani E (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Esio Trot (Hardcover)

My second graders laughed with delight throughout the short chapter book, and gave a rousing cheer at the very end! We all enjoyed Esio Trot tremendously. This is one of my new favorites in Roald Dahl books.