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Clever Tortoise
Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 32 Ratings and 15 Reviews

Book Description
Clever Tortoise cuts a couple of bullies down to size in this traditional African folktale.

Elephant and Hippo are bullies. Big, strong, and selfish, the two friends boss and frighten all the other animals in the jungle, making life in their formerly harmonious community unbearable. But one day, Clever Tortoise calmly declares that size and strength aren't everything. Soon he prov... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100763605069
ISBN-13978-0763605063
Publication Date08/01/2000
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About Francesca Martin (Author, Illustrator) : Francesca Martin is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Francesca Martin include Clever Tortoise, Cazadores De Miel/Honey Hunters, Jig, Fig, and... more
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