JABUTI, THE TORTOISE:

A TRICKSTER TALE FROM THE AMAZON,

by Gerald McDermott

Why is the tortoise's shell cracked? Why do the toucan, macaw, and hummingbird boast of such beautiful colors? In this new addition to Gerald McDermott's Trickster Tales, you will learn these answers. It is the retelling of a rainforest tale.

Meet Gerald McDermott

Rainforest Kids

National Geographic: Forest

Rainforest at Night

ABC Rainforest

Tortoise Images

Tortoise Rescue

Desert Tortoise

The Tortoise and the Hare

A Unit for Jabuti is in Tickles, Tricks, and Treasure  
 
Other Trickster Tales to Purchase for Your Library:

Coyote, A Zuni Trickster Tale

  Zomo, the Rabbit, A Trickster Tale from West Africa

Papagayo: The Mischief Maker

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest

Musicians of the Sun, An Aztec Myth

Anansi the Spider, A Tale from Ghana

Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale

 

 

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