| Title | : | The Tortoise the Hare |
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| ISBN | : | 0316183563 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780316183567 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 2013 |
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The Tortoise the Hare Reviews
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Aesop’s famous story comes to life with these electric illustrations. Many know the story of the cocky hare who races ahead and presumes that he can beat the slow tortoise. By the end, the dedication of the tortoise trumps anything that the hare might feel he can do to ensure victory. As I said, the illustrations in this book stole the show and Neo was so captivated by them that he could not stop pointing things out for me to see. Short on words but very detailed in its artistry. Perfect for the young reader who can concoct a story based on the images.
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A wonderfully-told version of the classic Aesop's Fable, with some gorgeous illustrations.
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Wow. This companion book to Pinkney’s Caldecott Medal winning The Lion & the Mouse is another outstanding book. Set in the deserts of the Southwest, the story has all sorts of animals gathered to watch the race, including badgers, lynx, mice, and vultures. All of them wear at least one piece of clothing, from hats to bandanas to pants. As the pages of the book turn, readers will get to see how each of the animals approaches the race, from the frenzy and then sloth of the hare to the steadiness of the tortoise. Readers will get a sense of the slowness also from the words on the page that every so tantalizingly make out phrases as the pages turn.
Told in few words, the book is all about the illustrations which are magnificent. Filled with tiny details to linger over, each illustration is beautifully composed and helps move the story forward. Pinkney stays true to the classic tale, not changing any of the storyline. He manages to take stories that can become overly wordy and with images alone tell their story and make them appropriate and thrilling for a young audience. I will always see his illustrations when I hear this story. That is talent!
Quite simply, this is another masterpiece by Pinkney. A must-have book for every library serving preschoolers. Appropriate for ages 3-5. -
Sumptuous graphite, watercolor, colored pencils, gouache and pastel illustrations tell the familiar story of a race between a tortoise and a hare. The tortoise moves slowly but steadily to the finished line despite the surety that the rabbit is far ahead of him. But as young readers familiar with the story know, that rabbit is easily distracted and ends up munching on some garden veggies and taking a snooze while the tortoise just keeps trundling toward his goal. I love the story, the message, and the setting in the desert Southwest as well as all the animals who accompany the competitors. Since the book contains only a handful of words that are repeated to insure readers understand the book's theme, readers have time to savor the delights of those illustrations, filled as they are with the delicate hues of the desert. All of the animals in the book's images seem to have unique personalities, captured as they are by the Pinkney in this visual masterpiece.
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A stunningly beautiful book. I can appreciate the art, but I do lament that there weren't more words to accompany the visuals. I found that Pinkney's afterword provided insights into why he told the story as he did. His discussion of his fresh new take on the Hare was particularly interesting.
The intricate detail of the illustrations makes this a book that is better read with one child at a time than with an entire class--unless you have access to a document projector. -
Another gorgeous book from Jerry Pinkney. He's a master illustrator, that's all there is to it. Anything he does is worth getting. It's as simple as that.
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A beginning reader's book. There are only a couple of words. The book consists mostly of illustrations.
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Name: Brendan Bast
“The Tortoise and The Hare”
Have you ever got overconfident? Thought that you're great at something and in the end didn’t achieve your goal or whatever you were doing? Well, in the crazy fable, “The Tortoise And The Hare” by Jan Fields the text teaches to keep persevering and going slow rather than fast. The Hare was overconfident and the result was he lost the race. The characters learned to not rush it and take your time. Also the Tortoise and the Hare learn that it takes perseverance and a good mindset to win, and of course the text teaches that slow and steady wins the race.
The text teaches that you should keep persevering and going slow and taking your time rather than going fast and rushing it. The Tortoise shows this by running even though he was far behind. He never gave up because he wanted to prove that even the slowest can have more effort than the fastest. The Tortoise also wanted to prove the Hare wrong because he was overconfident. Finally the Tortoise took his time and preserved; the outcome was in his favor while the Hare got overconfident. The Hare shows this by taking a nap and getting breakfast. And he learned to never give up because he gave up and rested rather than winning then doing both of those things. So then the Hare learned that “even the fastest may not win without effort.” The goal for the author is to support the theme that slow and steady wins the race because this shows that you have to have effort and take your time so that you can “win the race.” The technique that matches the goal is a description, that’s a technique that the author uses because it had no pictures so Jan Fields had to describe how the Hare got breakfast and took a nap and how the Tortoise persevered.
The text also teaches that you should keep persevering and going slow and taking your time rather than going fast and rushing it. The second reason is you need to have a good mindset, and not being overconfident. One example is the Hare because he took a nap while racing, he also got breakfast! So he was obviously too overconfident because he basically said “that Tortoise was too slow to race and he never had a chance, so I'm going to take a rest and win later”. But on the other hand the Tortoise had a great mindset because he wasn’t afraid to race the Hare and he knew that the Hare would be overconfident because that was his character. So all the Tortoise had to do was run the race and he knew that it would take all day, but would win because. So the Tortice had the better mindset and even a better plan because A: wasn’t afraid of taking on the Hare, and B: because he wasn’t overconfident like the Hare. So, it is ok to have a confident mindset like saying “I can do this if I try hard enough” but you don’t want the over or under confident mindset. And that is why everyone should have a good mindset.
The text finally teaches that you should keep persevering and going slow and taking your time rather than going fast and rushing it. The final reason is slow and steady wins the race. The text shows this by the Tortoise taking his time and persevering and eventually won the race because of hard work. Also the Hare shows this by running and stopping during the race and lost the race. And finally, “even the best may not win without effort” which makes an understanding that if you take a break and not put any effort you're going to lose but if you put in time and effort your outcome will be great. The author also uses the goal of showing the character’s motivation Jan Fields uses this goal for the Tortoise because he wants to prove to the Hare that even the slowest can win with only effort. The Technique that matches with the goal is inner thinking, because the Tortoise needed inner thinking and effort to win the race.
In conclusion, the reasons why the text teaches that you should keep persevering and going slow and taking your time rather than going fast and rushing it are... The Tortoise and the Hare learned that it takes perseverance and a good mindset to win, and finally slow and steady wins the race. What I've taken away from this story is that you should never give up and keep persevering and just because if you're behind you should “keep going” so that you can “win the race” meaning that if you don’t give up you will achieve your goal or in the fable “win the race.” This is why you should never be overconfident and take time to achieve your goals. Also believe in yourself because everyone in their life will struggle at a point in their life you just have to believe in yourself and get past it. -
timeless tale important for all ages
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2021
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This is another retelling of the Tortoise & the Hare, but done in the illustration style that only Jerry Pinkney can do. The race begins with loads of animals dressed in some items of clothes (hats, vests, bonnets, etc.) ready to watch the race between the tortoise and the hare. There aren’t many words. A fox calls out, “On your marks, get set…Go!” Of course the hare takes off and goes as fast as possible. The pictures show how the hare can go quickly over logs or water and the tortoise takes more time (illustrated by more panels) to go over the same distance. To begin with the hare looks frantic and is going all-out (as shown by the completely outstretched body). But soon hare slows down and digs a hole, eats some lettuce, and takes a nap. Tortoise still trudges on. Eventually hare wakes up and realizes that the nap wasn’t such a great idea because “slow and steady wins the race!”
This is a delightfully illustrated edition of this fable. The expressions on the animals are amazing. There is so much that is told in just an expression or the body language. They way that the smaller panels show what takes longer (from the tortoise’s movements to hare’s sleeping) are a nice visual cue as to how continual movement is more important than rushing and going off-course. And the last illustration with the hare tying the checkered flag around the tortoise’s neck hints that there are no hard feelings against each other. This is a fun retelling that is nearly wordless–just the most essential words are used. Which is great since that will allow grownups who “read” the book to youngsters to continually ask “what is happening?” Which in turn will allow kiddos the opportunity to practice their narrative skills by interpreting what they see and processing it with words into a story. Nicely done, Mr. Pinkney. Nicely done. -
When I was a child, my G-ma gave me a book of Aesop's fables. I was struggling with reading, but I could look at the pictures and make up the tales. Of course, I liked the animals but there was more to it than that. Skip ahead many years. Jerry Pinkney is a children's book illustrator out of my dreams. He has come back to these tales, which were also a vivid aspect of his childhood, over many years. His masterpiece, The Lion and the Mouse, a wordless picture book which perfectly conveyed the fable, won the Caldecott Medal in 2010. Here is the Tortoise & the Hare. Another (mostly) wordless book, Pinkney smartly set the well-known story in the American Southwest. It's good racing terrain, good tortoise and hare climate, and good to feature desert critters like badgers, lynx, snakes and vultures. All of the animals' movements, clothing and facial expressions are unique and vivid to the point of being fascinating and even good scary. In the endnotes, Pinkney explains that the moral of the tale-slow and steady wins the race- is meaningful to him because he struggled with dyslexia as a child. He notes, "Competitors can also be teammates and friends." When I read books for children and teens, I always have the target audience in mind. But with Aesop and Pinkney, it goes to the core of my own child self.
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Jerry Pinkney, a Caldecott Medalist, has outdone himself again. The story is set in the American Southwest and begins at the start of the fabled race, with many other animal spectators. The animals are those found in that region, and all are wearing some kind of clothing or accessories, which adds to the whimsy of the story. The illustrations will bring to mind Uncle Remus/Brer Rabbit stories, in addition, a small nod to the artwork of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit. His artwork, using colored pencils with watercolor and gouache, are vivid and detailed. As the story progresses, you see the Hare speeding ahead until he is detoured by a lettuce patch that he is unable to resist. The tortoise on the other hand, slowly plods along, experiencing some setbacks but is willing to keep ongoing. The text is limited, but builds momentum, to the final lesson, "Slow and steady wins the race!". The last image of the two rivals is heartwarming, as you see Hare tying on the winning scarf on a proud Tortoise. There is an artist's note at the end, explaining some of the choices Jerry Pinkney made when retelling this famous story. This note is an interesting back story for the older youth or adults reading the book, while the story and pictures alone will be enough for the young children reading this tale. Truly a delightful book!
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Summary:
Harold the Hare is a very confident animal, as he should be because he is fast but he is a little too confident about his speed. Tom the Tortoise challenges him to a race and instantly Harold thinks it's a joke because he says Tom the Tortoise is probably the slowest animal around. Tom does not back down from the challenge and he prepares for the race while Harold naps and talks with his friends. They start the race and Harold is beating Tom bad until Harold stops to talk to one of his friends and Tom passes him. Harold regains the lead very fast. Harold is in the lead again and he stops to take a nap because he thinks he is so far ahead of Tom. Tom ends up passing Harold while he is sleeping and winning the race.
Analysis:
Slow and steady wins the race and sometimes our ego gets in our way of accomplishing something that is very obtainable (beating a tortoise in a race when you are a hare). Always prepare for whatever you are doing or about to do because if you don't then that is when we get the results we don't want.
Application:
Show your students to take time with their schoolwork or any work that are doing so that they do not mess up and get a grade that they shouldn't have gotten or have to do their work over again because they were too confident and going too fast. -
My kids and I love Jerry Pinkney's artwork. It's beautiful and detailed and funny.
In THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE, there's a western backdrop featuring cactuses and mesquite. Tortoise is wearing a train cap (of all things!) and coyote has got him a cap with a feather in it; while Ms. Kangaroo Mouse dons a prairie bonnet and Hare wears a very nice checkered vest.
Besides the art, what's nice about this story is that it isn't necessary for younger children to be able to read to enjoy it. After they know the story they will able able to pour over the pages and retell it to themselves.
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BEAUTIFUL VERSION of this classic story. This would be a lovely book to share with youngsters.
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TORTOISE AND THE HARE -
Jerry Pinkney has a gift for taking fairy tales and fables to a different level. This is the companion to the Caldecott winning masterpiece THE LION AND THE MOUSE. The Tortoise and the Hare is a well known fable with a strong oral tradition. Pinkney embraces the simplest version of the text and celebrates the story with his rich, detailed illustrations. A wide variety of art materials are used to create a depth and texture to each depiction. THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE is set in the desert with a delightful cast of softly colored creatures that fill the pages as the hare and the tortoise have their epic race. A fantastic version of this classic story.
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Mentioned as a possibility for a Caldecott award on one of the Mock Newbery threads I found, the illustrations in this book are...incredible...fantastic..marvelous and lovely beyond words.
Few in words, lush in illustrations, this is the ageless story of the turtle who keeps a slow, steady pace, and a rabbit who races and is easily distracted at times. -
Title (italicize): The Tortoise and The Hare
Author: Jerry Pinkney
Genre: Fable
Theme(s): Animals, Racing, Friendship, Values, Morals
Opening line/sentence (type directly from text):
On your marks,
Get set.. Go!
Brief Book Summary (2-3 sentences in your own words):
This picture book follows the classic story of tortoise and the hare. The hare’s assumptions about the turtle being too slow makes him believe he can rest while the race is happening and he will still win. In the end, the slow and steady tortoise defeats the hare in the race.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1
CCBC
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“Jerry Pinkney s not-quite-wordless treatment of the classic Aesop fable features a cast of animal characters rendered with a keen eye for detail and movement, set against the muted backdrop of a lovely desert landscape. Words comprising the moral build cumulatively across a series of pages ( Slow Slow and Slow and steady ). Wordless spreads between the appearance of each new word show the continuing action (or, in the case of the Hare, occasional inaction). Pinkney uses a mix of full-page and panel illustrations, and there is much to discover for anyone who spends time with his gorgeous images. His decision to put clothing on the animals was, he explains in a note, a way to distinguish them from the landscape, and he hopes is suggestive of the splashes of color provided by desert blooms. While the ending of the story may come as no surprise, its aftermath is: the Hare is a good sport, and congratulates his opponent. CCBC Category: Folklore, Mythology, and Traditional Literature. 2013, Little, Brown, 32 pages, $18.00. Ages 4-8.”
Recommendation/Review #2
Joy Hannabass
Readers’ Favorite
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“There are many variations of the classic tale of The Tortoise and The Hare, and this version by Jerry Pinkney is one of the most adorable I've seen. Instead of using the words, Pinkney uses his awesome illustrations to tell this story. There is a word or two throughout the book, but the story is mainly told through the delightful paintings. This is no ordinary children‘s book; it is hardcover with a nice dust-jacket, and the cover and pages are of very high quality paper. First of all, the outside of this book is absolutely beautiful; there are really no words to adequately describe these paintings. I love the characters, their unique outfits, the beautiful colors, and the western atmosphere. And even though there are very few words, the pictures themselves tell the story. I'd choose this book for little ones not old enough to read, because they can let their imaginations soar as they make up the story to go with the illustrations they are looking at. The adorable tortoise and hare and the subdued colors are wonderful to look at, and any child would grab this book off the bookshelves. This is an awesome addition to your child‘s library, or would be really nice for your home school child or a school library. I strongly encourage you to pick up a copy, and suggest this book for your school or local library. You just can‘t go wrong with Jerry Pinkney‘s version of The Tortoise and the Hare.”
Response to Two Professional Reviews (3-4 sentences in your own words)
I agree with both professional reviews and I think this book is perfect for young readers. The images are very unique and intriguing. Everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the hare and this book is a great twist to make it more accessible to young readers or even emergent bilingual students. Many of the same points were made in both reviews.
Evaluation of Literary Elements (3-4 sentences in your own words):
This book is a fable since it is a small story that teaches a lesson (Tunnell, Jacobs, Young, & Bryan Chapter 9). This story is really well known, but the illustrations in this book make it stand out from other versions. The book uses plenty of techniques outlined by Molly Bang. It creates images in vertical positions to show time passing. There are also page spreads with one main focal point on the center of the spread. This attracts the reader to the middle of the spread.
Consideration of Instructional Application (3-4 sentences in your own words):
This book is great for a read aloud in a preschool to kindergarten classroom. This book is a perfect way to teach children about using illustrations to construct meaning. There are very few words in this book, which makes it really great for emergent bilingual students. This book would be a good mentor text to teach graphophonic cueing system strategies. You could also use this book to teach children about animals and the characteristics associated with animals.
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1. An observation I made while reading the book is how all the animals within the book are anthropomorphized. All the animals in the book are given human qualities, such as wearing clothes and being able to talk.
2. A connection I made with The Tortoise and The Hare is, that it is important to take your time and be patient. No matter how impossible something appears, it is important to never give-up and always keep pushing through the hardships.
3. Since the Hare lost the race due to his ego and lack of belief in the Tortoise, this brings to question, if the book is trying to teach children the importance of planning because failure is inevitable?
4. As I read the book, I was quite surprised that the majority of the book focused mainly on the illustrations and had very few words.
5. I believe the book has a great meaning behind it; however, it lacks detail and description. The book is great for children's imagination, but the story line requires a bit more explanation. -
The classic Tortoise and the Hare redone was really intriguing it’s characters took place in the American Southwest and the tale was told mainly through illustrations. The Author did this on purpose as in his family a version of this classic story was told with only words and took place around the plight of the perseverance of the enslaved waiting for justice. In the end it was the rabbit who realized rushing through life at a break neck pace doesn’t make you a winner and he himself tied the handkerchief around the tortoises neck. I think this could be used in the classroom to teach inferences, main idea and ultimately as a writing project.
"ALSC names 2014 Notable Children’s Books", American Library Association, February 5, 2014.
http://www.ala.org/news/press-release... (Accessed October 30, 2021)
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