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The Gigantic Turnip (Barefoot Beginners) Hardcover – February 1, 1999
- Reading age4 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level1 - 2
- Lexile measureNP
- Dimensions9 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
- PublisherBarefoot Books
- Publication dateFebruary 1, 1999
- ISBN-101902283120
- ISBN-13978-1902283128
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- Publisher : Barefoot Books (February 1, 1999)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1902283120
- ISBN-13 : 978-1902283128
- Reading age : 4 - 8 years
- Lexile measure : NP
- Grade level : 1 - 2
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 9 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,182,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #19,578 in Children's Folk Tales & Myths (Books)
- #26,303 in Children's Humor
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Customers enjoy the beautiful and cute illustrations in this book. They find the storyline funny and enjoyable, with a new twist. The book is described as a fun and delightful read for children and grandparents alike.
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Customers like the illustrations. They find the pictures excellent and the book cute.
"...Classic story with a cute lesson learned at the end. Beautiful and interesting illustrations." Read more
"...The art is interesting, not my taste, but it doesn't look like every other book out there so in that way I'd say it's a win...." Read more
"...paled in comparison to the both the easy repetative text and quirky illustrations, others were not nearly as well done IMO...." Read more
"Love this story and very happy it's translated to English. Beautiful illustrations...." Read more
Customers like the storyline. They say it's a great story, with excellent pictures and a silly storyline.
"...Classic story with a cute lesson learned at the end. Beautiful and interesting illustrations." Read more
"I was unaware this was a classic tale retold by many and thought this copy was so cute I searched out other versions...." Read more
"Love this story and very happy it's translated to English. Beautiful illustrations...." Read more
"Such a cute book with excellent pictures and a silly storyline." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it a fun and delightful children's book that is enjoyed by grandparents and students.
"...is one I used many times in the media center and was always enjoyed byt the students." Read more
"A truly delightful child's book. I bought this book for my father who is 85 years old and has recently started growing turnips in his garden...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016My 3 year old loves this book, we ordered one for a friend as well. She never gets tired of it. This was one of our local library's picks and my daughter loved it so much we bought it for home. Classic story with a cute lesson learned at the end. Beautiful and interesting illustrations.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021My 2yo got this for his b-day because his Dad's nostalgia for this folktale. He asks to read it over all of the other books he got, over...and over...and over.......haha ಥ‿ಥ It reads a bit stilted for my liking, but it's also not a grammatical nightmare (yes there are VERY bad 2nd hand books we've gotten that are barely English.....????? How??) The art is interesting, not my taste, but it doesn't look like every other book out there so in that way I'd say it's a win.
If you have never heard of it (which I hadn't) it's about an old couple with lots of animals. They grow a garden and one turnip is so large the old man can't pull it out by himself, so he gets his wife. They pull together but can't get it out so they get the cow...then try again. Then they get the 2 pigs and so on until all of them have pulled together and still can't get it, and they seem about ready to give up. The wife then lures the hungry mouse from the kitchen and they all pull together. It finally comes out and they all eat turnip stew.
I guess the moral is working together and that the "smallest" and most motivated person can make a difference to the entire society. Idk, that's what I get out of it, but maybe I'm an idiot, lol.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020My 4.5 year old loves this book. He sat through it with interest & anticipation. I recommend this for your collection!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009I was unaware this was a classic tale retold by many and thought this copy was so cute I searched out other versions. All others paled in comparison to the both the easy repetative text and quirky illustrations, others were not nearly as well done IMO. DD asked for this one to be re-read so many times it became a companion to our home library.
The story is of an old husband and wife who plant a garden and tend it through the seasons. At harvest time one turnip has grown soooo large they can't pull it out of the ground. They utilize the help of all the farm animals one by one to heave and tug but still it won't come up. The wife thinks of a creative solution that does the trick and everyone enjoys the "fruit" of their labors in the end :).
- Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022Love this story and very happy it's translated to English. Beautiful illustrations. One star off because the font is sometimes just black regular print on white background.
That being said, for how special it is, and economical, I've already bought this for like, 5 kids.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020Such a cute book with excellent pictures and a silly storyline.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2013My granddaughters loved this book, and so did I. The illustrations are endearing. I only wonder where the artist found an orange turnip!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2018I bought this book to do an activity about skip counting (legs, arms), but also it works for social studies about helping.
Top reviews from other countries
- salReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
My boy loves this book. Bigger than i expected. Good read with nice art work
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Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on February 7, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro che non può mancare
Non lo ho trovato in lingua italiana perché fuori stampa ma ci tenevo ad averlo e lo ho preso in lingua inglese. Bellissimo!! C'e possibilità anche di sentire la lettura in lingua inglese seguendo il link in fondo al libro. Favoloso direi!!!
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Vero s.v.Reviewed in Spain on November 16, 2020
1.0 out of 5 stars Informacion erronea
No trae cd. En el titulo pone que viene con cd y nos ha llegado solo el libro.
Is only the book, the cd isn,t
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SophieReviewed in France on October 31, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Très belle histoire
Très belle histoire très facile à comprendre même par des enfants qui ne parlent pas bien anglais. Les phrases répétitives permettent à l'enfant de bien suivre l'histoire.
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Amazon カスタマーReviewed in Japan on April 24, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars かわいい、おもしろいお話が心を癒してくれます、
かわいい絵とゆかいなお話の本なので
自分用に買いました。本は説明どうりすごく良い状態でした!