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The tortoise and the jackrabbit

Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lowell, Susan, 1950-
Other Authors:	Harris, Jim, 1955- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Flagstaff, AZ : Northland Pub., c1994.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Turtles > Juvenile fiction. Rabbits > Juvenile fiction. Deserts > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.
Physical Description:	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
ISBN:	0873585860 : 9780873585866 :
Author Notes:	Although she was born in Chihuahua in 1950, Susan Lowell is a fourth-generation Arizonan who now divides her time between Tucson and a cattle ranch on the Mexican border. She was educated in public schools and at Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton Universities, and she has worked as a journalist, a professor, and a freelance writer. As well as many short pieces, she has published nineteen books for adults and children. Her honors include Arizona Author of the Year, OneBook Arizona, a New York Times Notable Book, the Milkweed Editions National Fiction Award, and the George Garrett Fiction Prize.