In 2001, it was listed at 125 on the Publishers Weekly list of the best-selling children’s books of all time. The collection features tales about greed (. Though the book included “burp”, a word then considered to be relatively rude, it was a success upon publication, and has since sold more than a million copies. Seuss presents three modern fables in the rhyming favorite Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is in very good condition overall.Ĭontaining three short stories, it is mostly known for its first story, “Yertle the Turtle”, in which the eponymous Yertle, king of the pond, stands on his subjects in an attempt to reach higher than the Moon-until the bottom turtle burps and he falls into the mud, ending his rule. The text blocks are mostly clean, but with some foxing to the top and side edges. There is slight spotting and handling marks to the rear panel. The spine tips and worn and the spine is with some light separation at the bottom edge. Issued without a dust wrapper, the green-pictorial paperbound boards are with general wear throughout.
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