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It came quickly. Julie Book was in perfect condition. What else could you ask for.
Still, a party cover is appropriate for a birthday gift, binding seems solid, and it is the original everything else we love. Another story is a lesson about the perils of bragging too much.Fun book that teaches good values. The copy of Yertle we received is the party edition, with a metallic green hardcover; I wanted the old style cover. Great lesson in the Yertle story, where the turtle king learns a lesson about wanting too much when he should be content with his comfortable, happy existence.
Now I am buying it for my first grandchild. We read this book over and over when the boys were little. I am looking forward to introducing him to this wonderful book.
I recommend this book for anyone who reads to their children, it is fun and keeps their and your attention.
It's about a king turtle that decides that his pond is not kingdom enough. And, in fact, this is the power of this story. Gertrude is a bird that is suffering from jealousy. And far be it for me to argue that they aren't correct.
The ones in this books are particularly useful and deal with consideration, jealousy, and bragging.Highly recommended.Pam T~mom and reviewer for BooksForKids-Reviews [The book can be read to any age, of course].The "official" Interest Level is given as Preschool thru 2nd Grade. In the end though, she comes to appreciate what she has.The final story continues with the theme of humility and is entitled, "The Big Brag".The Accelerated Reading designation for this book is 3.3 which means that your average 3rd Grader in the 3rd month of school should be able to read this book themselves without getting too frustrated by words they don't know. The stories are poignant. They are all great Read-a-Louds, and they have great rhymes.The first of the three stories is Yertle the Turtle. A quick trip over to Amazon.com will show you that people view Yertle as everything from simple bossy-boots, to a stand in for Hitler or Stalin. That it can be understood from different perspectives, so that children can 'grow into' various interpretations.Personally, my first thought was that Yertle was like the British Aristocracy, while the lowly turtle Mac (at the bottom of the stack) was the American Colonies.The second story is "Gertrude McFuzz".
I, personally, disagree and think this makes no sense given the reading designation, and would suggest Preschool on thru fourth grade.Meant for practice reading, Seuss tried to include useful messages when he could. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is amongst Seuss' best works. He orders his subjects -- other turtles -- to stack themselves so that he can see further; his assumption being that he is the king of all he surveys.It's actually very amusing to see how many ways there are to interpret this story. She sees La-La Lee Lou and wants a grand tale like her.
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