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How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?

by Dev Petty
Ruth Chan
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From the author of I Donât Want to Be a Frog comes a hilarious new picture book that asks readers to solve one very important mystery

Itâs Mr. Tortoiseâs birthday, and he canât wait to eat cake with his friends. But thereâs a hitch! Mr. Tortoise canât remember how old he is, so his friends donât know how many candles to put on the cake. And they wonât stop (or slice) until they figure out the mystery.
Could Mr. Tortoise be as many years old as there are sections on his shell? Heâs twice as big as the smaller tortoise . . . so is he twice as old? After the partygoers work through a variety of possibilities, they find their way to the answer with a simple bit of addition.
With text from I Donât Want to Be a Frog author Dev Petty and hilarious graphic novelâstyle illustrations from Ruth Chan, How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? will have readers guessing the answer from beginning to end.

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Publisher: ABRAMS

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  • ISBN: 9781683359722
  • Release date: June 21, 2022
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OverDrive Read

subjects

Comic and Graphic Books Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:2.1
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:0-1

From the author of I Donât Want to Be a Frog comes a hilarious new picture book that asks readers to solve one very important mystery

Itâs Mr. Tortoiseâs birthday, and he canât wait to eat cake with his friends. But thereâs a hitch! Mr. Tortoise canât remember how old he is, so his friends donât know how many candles to put on the cake. And they wonât stop (or slice) until they figure out the mystery.
Could Mr. Tortoise be as many years old as there are sections on his shell? Heâs twice as big as the smaller tortoise . . . so is he twice as old? After the partygoers work through a variety of possibilities, they find their way to the answer with a simple bit of addition.
With text from I Donât Want to Be a Frog author Dev Petty and hilarious graphic novelâstyle illustrations from Ruth Chan, How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? will have readers guessing the answer from beginning to end.

Expand title description text
Comic and Graphic Books Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature
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