Tortoise Tales
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| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
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| Illustrator | Donald Chaffin |
| Cover artist | Donald Chaffin |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fairy tales |
| Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Publication date | 1972 (UK), 1974 (USA) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 95 pp |
| ISBN | 0840763891 |
Tortoise Tales is a 1974 anthology of 13 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a younger level of a reader unlike Manning-Sanders' more familiar "A Book of..." series.
According to the dust jacket: "Animals are a basic part of the traditional stories of most countries. ... The author has selected short, simple stories, each so lively that it makes an immediate impact on the listener or reader. This collection has the right combination of humor, pathos, and suspense to captivate preschoolers as well as older children."[citation needed]
