Yertle the Turtle and Other St...

Yertle the Turtle stacking turtles for Dr. Seuss week Yertle the Turtle stacking turtles for.

Yertle the Turtle.

Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.

Originally, Yertle had a moustache, but I took it off. Dr. Seuss *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A fun project for toddlers and preschoolers that turns a paper plate, craft sticks and paper into this charming turtle. Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather." Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss. This book has three stories in it. Yertle orders other turtles to stack themselves so that he can see further. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories [Dr. Seuss] on Amazon.com. ... "Yertle the Turtle"is the meatiest story here, so it's no surprise that the title of the collection is pretty Yertle-centric (and we're betting Yertle didn't have any … Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories book. It gets stack so high, that it falls and Yertle falls into the mud. It was clear that Yertle's greed created frustration among the other turtles. Yertle the Turtle. Bottom line: someone who's selfish and crazy can only stand on top of the other turtles if they let him. Yertle is a bully. Yertle the Turtle (1958) has a little-known and somewhat surprising origin. It's about a king turtle that decides that his pond is not kingdom enough. "Yertle the turtle" is a story about greed, vanity, and pride. In a 1987 interview Dr. Seuss said: “Yertle was Hitler or Mussolini. Yertle orders other turtles to stack themselves so that he can see further. One is "Yertle the Turtle" about a king turtle who makes other turtles stand on their backs so he can have a tall throne. I … Yertle's story leads off with his attempt to build a bigger kingdom on the backs of his loyal subjects (literally). BACK; NEXT ; Character Analysis.