The Turtle and the Rabbit: Tortoise and Hare: An Aesops Fable Retelling for Beginner Readers

Turtle and Rabbit decide to race through Magic Forest to Princess Jess’s birthday party at the castle. Rabbit can run much faster, but will he get there before Rabbit?While the moral of this fable, slow and steady wins the race, holds true, there's lots of excitement along turtle and rabbit's race from the old west town of Gopher Gulch to the castle in Magic Forest. And there are two pieces of birthday cake waiting for whoever gets there first.Beginner readers will keep turning the pages to see what happens. They'll celebrate with turtle when she wins the race and learn about sportsmanship when she shares the birthday cake with rabbit. With Western themes of working hard for what you want and sharing what you have with others, this well-illustrated early chapter book has a reading level of grade 2.5.Read more