Module 2
Folktales
Caldecott Award

1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Pinkney, Jerry.  2013.  THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE.  New York: New York. ISBN  978654321

2.  PLOT SUMMARY
This version of THE TORTISE AND THE HARE has very little words.  The book begins with the beginning of the race.  This page has words and it says “On your marks, get set…” and then on the next page it says “GO!”.  Throughout the rest of the book it has the word “slow” then starts to say “slow and steady” and then finally says, “slow and steady wins the race.”  The rest of the works are all in the pictures.  You see how the hare takes breaks because he thinks he is just going to win because the tortoise is so slow, but the tortoise never stops.  The hare stops to eat and take a nap.  The tortoise does come up on a few obstacles, but he doesn’t let that stop him.  The tortoise keeps on going, never gives up and he wins the race.
         
3.  CRITICAL ANALYSIS
This story tells the whole thing through the illustrations, except for about 25 words.  Every picture is very detailed.  For example, all the other animals watching the tortoise and the hare are very detailed with their own little personalities.  They all have a special accessory to go with them.  You can see how the hare feels based on the expression on his face.  For example, at the very end of the story when the hare sees that he is going to loose, you see it in his face.  You can see that the hare is very shocked, nervous, and sad that he is about to loose the race.  I like how the author was able to show so much in emotion.  Also, at the end when the tortoise wins all the other animals are so happy.    

4. REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
Good Reads review: “Few in words, lush in illustrations, this is the ageless story of the turtle who keeps a slow, steady pace, and a rabbit who races and is easily distracted at times.”
Caldecott Award

5. CONNECTIONS
*This would be a good story to show your class and then have them write more words to go with it.  You could explain what the author did and what they think about it then have them add more words and explain why they would do that.