The Hare and the Tortoise (Bookmark)

Description

The Hare and the Tortoise is a timeless fable reader that teaches important life lessons through a simple, engaging story. This version, often used in early reading schemes, helps young learners build emergent literacy, understand moral values, and connect with classic storytelling in a meaningful way.

In this story, a boastful Hare challenges a slow-moving Tortoise to a race. Confident he will win because of his speed, the Hare takes a nap during the race. Meanwhile, the Tortoise continues steadily and eventually overtakes Hare, proving that persistence and humility beat arrogance and haste. Children reading this book learn about the virtues of patience, steady effort, and self-belief, and how underestimating others can lead to surprising outcomes.

Key Facts & Features:

• Instills a moral lesson about perseverance, humility, and consistency.

• Supports emergent reading with simple, clear language.

• Reinforces vocabulary related to nature and action, such as “race,” “slow,” and “fast.”

• Encourages critical thinking by showing how appearances can be misleading.

• Suitable for pre‑primary and early primary learners as a gentle introduction to fables.

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ISBN: 9789966055767