Turtle's Race with Beaver

by Joseph Bruchac (Author) Jose Aruego (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Turtle lives in a beautiful little pond with everything a happy turtle needs. But one spring, Turtle awakes from hibernation to discover that her lovely home has been invaded! A pushy beaver takes over Turtle's beloved pond and refuses to share. Instead, he challenges her to a race to determine who can stay. But how can a little turtle outswim a big, powerful beaver? This charming fable of brains versus brawn is a great read for all the young readers in the forest to share!
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Joseph Bruchac
Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website josephbruchac.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780142404669
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication date
October 06, 2005
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV022000 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | General
JUV011040 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
JUV002240 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Turtles
Library of Congress categories
New York (State)
Folklore
Tales
Indians of North America
Seneca Indians

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