The Turtle and the Monkey (Philippine Tale) (Paperback)

~ Joanna C. Galdone (Author), Paul Galdone (Author) "One day, as Turtle was sunning herself, she saw something floating down the river..." (more)

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"This Philippine tale is told in a direct style which effectively allows Paul Galdone's illustrations to convey the emotional strife between the two characters." -- Review

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"This Philippine tale is told in a direct style which effectively allows Paul Galdone's illustrations to convey the emotional strife between the two characters." NATE-Language Arts

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (September 24, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395544254
• ISBN-13: 978-0395544259
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #391,020 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FABULOUS story encouraging verbal expression., April 6, 2000

By	Tina L. Handshy "tina_handshy" (California) - See all my reviews

I'm an elementary speech-language specialist and I use this book every year. I am picky in the books I choose to use in therapy, but this story allows for critical thinking, retelling, inferring, predicting..all the things that look for in interactive literature. Kids root for the turtle and love the "villian" characteristics in the monkey! Highly recommended. I have so much fun reading it that my kids can't help but catch the excitement! They all ran to the librarian begging to check out a copy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice culture, but the moral was lost on me!, March 16, 2007

By	Leah Fowler "The Rev" (Montclair, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was glad to find a Pinoy folk tale since my partner is Filipina, but the moral was not necessarily the message I would want to teach kids. It's a fun story though!

4.0 out of 5 stars a childhood memory, October 21, 2008

By	artmamamd (Menifee, CA) - See all my reviews

this is the story my tatay (father) used to tell me when i was around 5, but i remember the ending a bit different --- the monkey died and i thought then the moral lesson was bad behavior has a way of getting back at you. in this version, i guess the monkey being alive got away with his bad behavior --- in this aspect, it was disapppointing for me that it didn't have the striking ending that made an impact to me.