Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
by Gerald McDermott
Of all the animals in the rain forest, Jabutí was the favorite. His shell was smooth... read more
- Grade
- PK-8
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2001
Word Count 597
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 49849
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Vultures
- Tales
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
- Indians of South America
- Amazon River Region
- Vultures--Folklore
- Turtles
- Folklore--Amazon River Region
- Indians of South America--Amazon River Region--Folklore
- Folklore
- Tales--Amazon River Region
- Turtles--Folklore
- Lists With This Book
- Tricky Tricksters
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