Tops and Bottoms Author: Janet Stevens Retail Price: $19.99 Our Price: $17.99 Save: 2.00 (10.01%) Availability: In Stock        This tale celebrates the trickster tradition of overcoming hardship by using one's wits, in the same way that European folktales and American slave stories have in the past. Bear decides to enter into a gardening partnership with the wily Hare. Hare tells Bear to choose which half of the crop he wants at harvest time -- the tops or bottoms. Bear chooses the tops, so Hare plants all root vegetables. The next time, Bear picks the bottoms, so Hare plants broccoli, lettuce and celery. Then Bear chooses both tops and bottoms, but Hare still outsmarts him and grows corn, keeping the ears and leaving roots and tassels for Bear. Hare is then able to buy some of his land back and open a vegetable stand. Recommended for ages 4 to 8. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book. Similar Items you may enjoy! Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops Author: Nicholas Nirgiotis Our Price: $4.65 Treasures Trinkets and Gems for the Jams Ruts and Rock-Bottoms of Life Author: Yvonne C. Williamson Our Price: $13.49 Son of a Junkman: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood Author: Ed Asner, Samuel Warren Joseph and Matthew Seymour Our Price: $16.19

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