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Keywords

animals, exercise, identification, rain, reptiles, self esteem, sun, turtle, walking, weather

Title

The foolish tortoise

Description

A tortoise leaves his shell because he is tired of being slow. Without his shell, he is less protected from other animals and the environment. The tortoise decides that his shell is part of who he is.

Author

Buckley, Richard//Carle, Eric

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

ISBN

0-88708-039-1

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1985

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Amy Cameron, 1996

Citation

Buckley, Richard//Carle, Eric, “The foolish tortoise,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed December 7, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/9765.