Genre: This story is a fantasy. In the story there are tortoises, ducks, dogs, and cats that talk to each other which does not happen in the real world. This story is about a tortoise that wants to see what winter is like because normally she sleeps through it. This is the reality of the story because winter does exist in real life. Overall this is a good fantasy because winter gives it a element of reality while still being a fantasy when the animals talk.

Age: Primary/Intermediate

Media: Pastel

Use: 1. After reading have students write about some of the things they notice about winter. 2. Use during a study on tortoise (it shows you why they fall asleep in winter). ( )

This book is a good example of fantasy because it takes place during winter, a realistic setting, but then has a family of Tortoises as the main characters who talk, which make it unrealistic.
Media Type: watercolor
Age Appropriateness: Primary ( )