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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
McDermott, Gerald

Jabutí the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon

32 pp. | Harcourt | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-15-200496-3 $$16.00
(3) K-3 In this retelling of a South American folktale, Jabutí the Tortoise wants to play his flute for the King of Heaven and Vulture offers to give him a ride, but on the way there, jealous Vulture drops him and breaks his shell. The other birds put Jabutí back together. The telling is clean and well shaped, and the iconic artwork uses large geometric blocks against vivid pink skies.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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