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Tortuga In Trouble (2009)

by Ann Whitford Paul(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0823421805 (ISBN13: 9780823421800)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Holiday House

review 1: Good way to introduce children to Spanish and this is a fun take on the Red Riding Hood story. The only glitch in the matrix is when the animals are thumping on the house, to sound like monsters, to get coyote out. This could have been foreshadowed a bit better or built upon, as this resolution seemed to come out of nowhere. Furthermore, the notion that the coyote would even be afraid of monsters doesn't fit in the genre of this story either. (?)
review 2: Tortuga in Trouble is an engaging SouthWestern adaptation of the Red Riding Hood story. Tortuga the tortise has made a tasty and nourishing meal for his grandmother, a meal that is coveted by both his friends and the crafty Coyote. Enticed by their hope that they can somehow share in this delicious meal... more, Iguana, Conejo and Culebra follow Tortuga through the desert and are rewarded for averting trouble at Abuela's house.I had to be really careful not to sound like the "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" Chihuhahua when I was reading this aloud. less

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