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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0394800877
- ISBN 13
- 9780394800875
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1958-04-12. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8x0x11. Random House; New York, 1958. Hardcover. NOT a First Edition but Early Edition. 295/295 DJ price intact and present. Acceptable, binding sturdy and intact, some foxing/discoloration to boards, rubbed spine/board edges, abrasions to board corners and spine edges, moderate scattered foxing to pastedowns/endpapers, some handling/smudge marks to couple of pages, some scattered foxing to text block edges, bit of age toning to pages, in an Acceptable, moderate handling/rub marks to panels, some scattered foxing and discoloration verso panels/flaps, moderate edge/corner wear with several tears/creases and rub marks, chipped spine edges, Dust wrapper. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], unpaginated [96pp.], color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a picture book collection by Theodor Geisel, published under his more commonly-known pseudonym of Dr. Seuss. It was first released by Random House Books on April 12, 1958, and is written in Seuss's trademark style, using a type of meter called anapestic tetrameter.
Reviews
On Apr 19 2023, a reader said:
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a delightful old favorite about an ambitious, self centered, fascistic turtle which was first published on my brother's 3rd birthday in the year that I became 2 years old. This imaginative illustrated collection of 3 stories starts with the famous story of Yertle the Turtle, who was 'king of all he could see', and logically concluded that, if he could see more, he could rule more. Illustrated by by Theodor Geisel, or 'Dr Seuss' in his black outline cartoon style, with selective highlights of color which imbues believable human emotion in his cast of characters. Children love the rhythmic rhymes read allowed to them with expressive vocal tones. With repeated readings, some kids memorize and recite portions of the story long before they can read it themselves. Acording th this websites synopsis of Yertle the Turtle and other stories, Seuss used "a type of meter called anapestic tetrameter." All I know is his use of it is well loved and wonderful to children of all ages!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1030405
- Title
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394800877
- ISBN 13
- 9780394800875
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1958-04-12
- Size
- 8x0x11
- X weight
- 17 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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