Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a 1958 children's book by Dr. Seuss comprising three rhyming tales that use whimsical characters and absurd situations to explore themes of power, vanity, and personal responsibility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's book
rhyming story collection
short story collection
ageRange early readers
author Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED
containsStory Gertrude McFuzz NERFINISHED
The Big Brag NERFINISHED
Yertle the Turtle NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features absurd situations
whimsical characters
firstPublishedIn United States NERFINISHED
format hardcover
genre children's literature
nonsense verse
picture book
hasCoverArtBy Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED
hasFictionalSpecies bears
birds
rabbits
turtles
hasMoral critique of dictatorship
warning against bragging
warning against vanity
illustrationStyle cartoon-like drawings
illustrator Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED
intendedUse read-aloud
literaryMovement American children's literature of the 20th century
mainCharacterOfContainedStory Gertrude McFuzz NERFINISHED
The bear in "The Big Brag"
The rabbit in "The Big Brag"
Yertle the Turtle NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativeStyle rhymed verse
numberOfStories 3
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Dr. Seuss books
publicationYear 1958
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
settingOfStory Pond of Sala-ma-Sond NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
theme abuse of authority
boasting
envy
personal responsibility
power
vanity
writer Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED

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Dr. Seuss notableWork Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories