Customer Reviews
Pride Goeth Before the Fall - By: Donald Mitchell, 20 May 2004 
Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuablein avariety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading & improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure & able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, & asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Yertle the Turtle was one of her picks.
This book has three storiesin it, each with the same theme: Making Yourself More Self-Important Is the Wrong Direction!
Those who are familiar with Dr. Seuss's works during World War II as a political cartoonist will recognize the Yertle the Turtle theme as part of his satire of fascist dictators....
Your child will meet a lot of bossy peoplein her or his life, & this book can help prepare the way for understanding that one must assert one's rights or be trampled on. The child who is a natural leader can also learn the lesson of not abusing others. This story is a fundamental one for a democracy & should be read by every child. You will want to discuss applications of the lesson, as well, with your child.
The drawings are very funny & will keep your child laughing throughout.
Gertrude McFuss is about the dangers of envy. She was a girl-bird with the smallest plain tail ever. She had just one droopy-drop feather. Her friend, Lolla-Lee-Lou, had two feathers . . . both of which were larger. Gertrude decided she must has two also....
Your child will undoubtedly develop some envy of another child at this age. This story can help you point out the dangers of envy, & the very real drawbacks of getting what you wantin many cases. So if your child decides this story is funny (and he or she will), you can then switch over to examples relating to clothing, toys & so forthin the child's own life.
The Big Brag is about a rabbit who competes with a bear to see which animal is the best....
This story is obviously focused on the importance of letting your deeds speak for you. Children like to get into squabbles like this about their potential & ability, & your reading of this story can help avoid that.
These timeless lessons should be irresistible for your child!
Pride Goeth Before the Fall - By: Donald Mitchell, 19 May 2004 Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuablein avariety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading & improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure & able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, & asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Yertle the Turtle was one of her picks.
This book has three storiesin it, each with the same theme: Making Yourself More Self-Important Is the Wrong Direction!
Those who are familiar with Dr. Seuss's works during World War II as a political cartoonist will recognize the Yertle the Turtle theme as part of his satire of fascist dictators.
Your child will meet a lot of bossy peoplein her or his life, & this book can help prepare the way for understanding that one must assert one's rights or be trampled on. The child who is a natural leader can also learn the lesson of not abusing others. This story is a fundamental one for a democracy & should be read by every child. You will want to discuss applications of the lesson, as well, with your child.
The drawings are very funny & will keep your child laughing throughout.
Gertrude McFuss is about the dangers of envy. She was a girl-bird with the smallest plain tail ever. She had just one droopy-drop feather. Her friend, Lolla-Lee-Lou, had two feathers . . . both of which were larger. Gertrude decided she must has two also.
Your child will undoubtedly develop some envy of another child at this age. This story can help you point out the dangers of envy, & the very real drawbacks of getting what you wantin many cases. So if your child decides this story is funny (and he or she will), you can then switch over to examples relating to clothing, toys & so forthin the child's own life.
The Big Brag is about a rabbit who competes with a bear to see which animal is the best.
This story is obviously focused on the importance of letting your deeds speak for you. Children like to get into squabbles like this about their potential & ability, & your reading of this story can help avoid that.
These timeless lessons should be irresistible for your child!
turtle stacking - By: S. Styles, 05 May 2003 i have to say sad though it is this has been & will always be my favorite book. &in the words of lisa simpson "this is quite possibly the best book ever written on the subject of turtle stacking"
A wonderful slection of stories with a moral to each one. - By: D. Rodgers, 26 Jul 2001 This book is Dr Seuss at his best. There are three stories each with it's own moral: be happy with what you've got, don't be to greedy/jealous, & don't be too boastful. They all have the usual rhyming verse & humour, along with great stories. A must for all Seuss fans, even those of us who should be reading something a bit more mature!
Easily the finest book ever written on turtle stacking. - By: , 30 Nov 1998 Dr. Seuss tops himself once again with this exciting tale of turtle stacking, a difficult & dangerous pastime, to say the least. The fate of Yertle, King of the Turtles, should be a lesson to us all: success earned on the backs of the lowest turtles is no success at all, & will soon crumble.
