Turtle Tale (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A young turtle learns how to be a wise old turtle, with a few hard knocks along the way.

Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dial (January 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803787820
• ISBN-13: 978-0803787827
• Product Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 20 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,590,311 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for many levels!, May 8, 2000

By	Betsy Vogel Boze (Texas) - See all my reviews

I originally bought this book for my children when they were toddlers. They loved it and we practically wore it out. "That's what a wise turtle would do" became a slogan around our house meaning that you need not go to extreme positions, but should compromise ("But then again, maybe it's best if I keep my head out sometimes and sometimes pull it in."

I am a university administrator and started using the expression around my faculty to explain stubborn people who had a hard time adapting to changes in their environment. We even share it with our MBA students in a Management class.

Too bad it is out of print. If you can find it, you'll love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turtle Tale, September 30, 2003

A Kid's Review

I think Turtle Tale is an excellent book for children ages 4-8 because other children younger than 4 won't understand and chidren older than 8 will think it is too chilish. Turtle Tale is a story about a turtle that can't decide whether to keep his head in his shell or keep it out. The story begins with an apple falling on the turtles head, so turtle decides to keep his head in his shell but couldn't see or eat anything. The next day he decided to take his head out of his shell and keep it out until he gets attacked by a wolf. The wolf runs straight for turtles head. Will turtle finally decide to put his head in his shell or will the wolf eat him. If you want to find out I guess you will have to read the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, June 25, 2008

By	R. Gardner (Idaho) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Turtle Tale (Hardcover)

Bought this book for my children and wore it right out. Now want it for all my 6 grandchildren too. Can't even find it in the library any more. This is a fantastic book. One tht can be read over and over many times and never get tired of it. Kids just love it!