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The Foolish Tortoise
By
Richard Buckley and
Eric Carle (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
November 1, 1998
Pages
24
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Board book
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689820588
ISBN-10
0689820585
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$7.99
§As reported by publisher
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The Mixed-Up Chameleon | The Very Busy Spider | The Very Lonely Firefly | The Very Quiet Cricket | Do You Want to Be My Friend | The Grouchy Ladybug | Mister Seahorse | The Greedy Python | A House for Hermit Crab
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
This tale of a turtle who decides to his shed his shell in order to move about the world more quickly only to find that there is value in going safe and slow is accompanied by pictures drawn by a classic illustrator.
Editions
Hardcover
Reprint edition from Simon Spotlight (May 19, 2015)
9781481435789 | details & prices | 24 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.48 lbs | List price $16.99
Board book edition from Gardners Books (October 29, 2009)
9781847386212 | details & prices | 24 pages | 5.25 × 5.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $9.20
Board book edition from Little Simon (March 10, 2009)
9781416979166 | details & prices | 24 pages | 4.75 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.56 lbs | List price $7.99
The price comparison is for this edition
Board book edition from Little Simon (November 1, 1998)
9780689820588 | details & prices | 24 pages | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.50 lbs | List price $7.99
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon Spotlight (May 19, 2015)
9781481435772 | details & prices | 24 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.10 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.10 lbs | List price $3.99
With Keith Nobbs (other contributor) |
Pap/com re edition from Little Simon (March 19, 2013)
9781442466388 | details & prices | 24 pages | 8.00 × 11.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.30 lbs | List price $9.99
from Aladdin Paperbacks (September 1, 1998)
9780887083235 | details & prices | List price $4.95
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (October 1, 1985)
9780887080029 | details & prices | 22 pages | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | List price $4.95
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
About: A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (May 19, 2015)
9780606371407 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.38 lbs | List price $13.55
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