Jabuti the tortoise: a trickster tale from the Amazon

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McDermott, Gerald
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All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

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Folklore
Folklore -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature
Indians of South America
Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Folklore
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples -- South America -- Amazon River Region -- Folklore
Tales
Tales -- Amazon River Region
Turtles
Turtles -- Folklore
Vultures
Vultures -- Folklore

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ISBN:
9780152053741
9780152004965
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.8, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 600L

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Last Grouping Update2025-10-24 18:37:08PM
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