Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil

Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil by DeSpain, Pleasant. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780874835021.

Winner of Parents Choice Award & Bank Street College: Best Childrens Books of the Year Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunters children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story. These rainforest stories will teach readers the importance of resourcefulness.