How Tortoise Tricked the Birds

by Clifford Samuel (Retold by), Giusi Capizzi (Illustrator)

A humorous and lively African folktale, specially adapted for children just beginning to read. With colour illustrations on every page, this is another addition to Usborne's hugely popular First Reading series. Find out what happens when trickster Tortoise joins the birds at the Great Feast in the sky, and then gobbles ALL of the food. Perhaps it's time for Tortoise to be tricked too?

48 pages, Hardcover

Published March 17, 2022

Reviews

[Elowyn Guy]

A storyteller told everyone a story, where everyone was hungry and tummies rumbled. The gods invited the birds to a feast. The birds painted their feathers, Tortoise wanted to go to the feast. "I've got it!" said Tortoise. The rest of the story is about Tortoise trying to get to the bird's feast. It was ok.