Pros: Good lessons and lots of laughs Cons: It is very short
Yertle the Turtle is a story of greed,
Of power and evil; oppression and need.
It speaks to the children of caring for others,
Be they our sisters, our brothers, our mothers.
How working for equity, and sharing is great,
How not...
What makes a children's story a complete book? When can it stand alone and when does it belong in an anthology? Sometimes the mechanicals of publication pull tales together in a collection. Other times, an author might publish a series of short stories...
Pros: Contains three remarkable stories. Cons: None!
If you have read my other children's books epinions, you will have realized that Dr. Suess is a favorite in our home. This book was a Christmas gift for our daughter four years ago (she was four years old) and it has received an incredible amount of...
Pros: good lesson, cute pictures Cons: similar to other Seuss stories
Much like another Dr. Seuss story which involved a city full of cats in which each citizen had to hold up the tail of the cat with the next highest position, "Yertle the Turtle" points at the foolishness of seeking power for power's sake. ...
Pros: it showed how a fascist government can be and a way to stack turtles Cons: none.
‘Yertle the Turtle’ is the best book on turtle stacking ever, and is a great example on how a government is only as strong as its’ representatives. When Yertle gets bored with the usual surroundings, the egomaniac turtle commands that all of his subject...
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