The Folklore book that I choose is the Tortoise and The Hare by Jerry Pinkney. Pinkney is one of the
most heralded children's book illustrators of all time. He has the rare distinction of being the recipient of
five Caldecott.
The story is described in a farm near the forest where a hare asks a tortoise competing in a race,
the farm animals began to report on the race of the hare and the tortoise and gradually gathered close
around competitors. the book is without letters , the author just do emphasis in one phrase "Slow and
steady wins the race." gradually in all book. The kind of traditional literature is a fable.
The social justice portion of the book is remarkable in self love and knowledge. When you're sure what
you want to achieve, no matter what other people think about you. The most important is what you
think about yourself to achieve your dreams. If you're short, tall, fat, skinny, slow or very fast does not
matter, the important is to thing , that with your natural qualities you can do much if your are decide.
Whit his philosophy of the life I can start the main idea of the tortoise and the hare folklore book .
I like the books without words because it shows that children are able to create a storyline within the book. I absolutely agree with the Social Justice part - a person should be able to achieve their dreams with positive inspiration. I'm curious how you would apply this book in the classroom?
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