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The Hare And The Tortoise

by Helen Ward · 2005

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Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. Includes a key to the various animals pictured in the illustrations.

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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