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Yertle the turtle and other stories / by Dr. Seuss. --
In Yertle the turtle, pride causes the downfall of King Yertle. In Gertrude McFuzz, a vain bird wants more tail feathers and eats some special berries with disastrous results. In The big brag, a rabbit and a bear argue about which one of them is the best.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394800877
- ISBN: 9780394800875
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c1986.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Yertle the turtle -- Gertrude McFuzz -- The big brag. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
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| Genre: | Stories in rhyme. |
- Baker & Taylor
Includes three humorous stories in verse: Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag. - Baker & Taylor
Three popular tales by the famous Dr. Seuss--Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag --teach a lesson about the consequences of being thoughtless, vain, and conceited. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
3 popular tales by the famous Dr. Seuss which teach a lesson about the consequences of being thoughtless, vain, and conceited - Random House, Inc.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠Three classic stories featuring unforgettable Dr. Seuss charactersâincluding the beloved Yertle the Turtle!
âIâm ruler,â said Yertle, âof all that I see. But I donât see enough. Thatâs the trouble with me.â
A small burp causes the downfall of a foolish king in âYertle the Turtle,â one of three modern fables in this collection of thought-provoking stories. With his signature rhyming style, Dr. Seuss offers timeless lessons on greed (âYertle the Turtleâ), vanity (âGertrude McFuzzâ), and pride (âThe Big Bragâ) that continue to entertain and delight generation after generation.
âToday the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, is King of the Mud. That is all he can see. And the turtles, of course . . . all the turtles are free.â
