Eleven turtle tales
Subtitle: adventure tales from around the world
By: Pleasant DeSpain ; illustrations by Joe Shlichta.
Contributors: Shlichta, Joe, ill.
Publisher: August House
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Little Rock
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
Subjects: Tales; Turtles -- Folklore; Folklore; Storytelling -- Collections
Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm730L Lexile
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
Table of contents: title: Why California has earthquakes (Native American); title: The courting of Miss Python (Central Africa); title: The talkative king (India); title: Leopard's magnificent drum (Africa); title: The dancing turtle (South America); title: Wayamba the turtle (Australia); title: The monkey's liver (Japan); title: Tortoise and the sweet potatoes (South Africa); title: Father Wind and his four sons (Native American); title: The banana bet (Central America); title: The hot water test (Africa).