false <![CDATA[Yertle the Turtle (Classic Seuss)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174588249m/420404.jpg 420404 18 Yet more wisdom cast down from high atop Mt. Seuss, this cheerful trio of tales teaches some valuable lessons in humility--thanks to a sharp-eyed worm, a bragging bear and rabbit, a fuzzy-tailed bird, and a couple hundred turtles led by their foolish King Yertle.<p> Yertle's story leads off with his attempt to build a bigger kingdom on the backs of his loyal subjects (literally). King of everything he can see, Yertle orders his turtles to stack up under him to build a towering throne. ("He made each turtle stand on another one's back and he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.") But a plain little turtle named Mack--stuck at the bottom--decides he's had enough. ("I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down on the bottom we, too, should have rights!")<p> Following Yertle's downfall, a whiny girl-bird named Gertrude McFuzz wishes she had <I>two</I> feathers, just like Miss Lolla-Lee-Lou: "One droopy-droop feather. That's all that she had. And, oh! That one feather made Gertrude so sad." But even when Gertrude gets her wish--and then some--she finds that vanity has its price. Meanwhile, in "The Big Brag," a proud rabbit and an even-prouder bear duke it out in a battle of the senses, arguing over who's the best of the beasts, only to get their clever comeuppance from a wild-eyed little worm. (Ages 4 to 8) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 40370 1958 Yertle the Turtle (Classic Seuss) total:3798|5:97|4:62|3:61|2:16|1:2| 3798 15491 4209 92 5 2 false false Fri Jun 08 11:03:57 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 08 11:18:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Nov 02 08:04:29 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 05 17:47:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Dec 13 12:56:10 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:58:42 -0800 2008 Be happy with yourself just the way you are. Dont try to be someone you are not. Dont be greedy.
Be humble.

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Age Level: Tansitional; Grades 3 and up

World View: Not Limited to any class or color

Theme: Greed and Social Importance

Literary Elements: The classical AA BB rhyme scheme from doctor Seuss.

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