yertle the turtle

     

Yertle the Turtle an Other Stories is a picture book collection of three stories by Dr. Seuss. It was first published by Random House Books on April 12, 1958, and is written primarily in anapestic tetrameter. The story "Yertle the Turtle," among Seuss's most notable, is widely recognized as condemning fascism and absolute power, and the despotic ruler Yertle is meant to parallel Adolf Hitler.

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  • In an interview, Dr. Seuss said he modeled this domineering reptile on Adolf Hitler
  • This turtle was king of the pond at the island of Sala-ma-Sond
  • No character had ever burped in a children's book before, so the one in this Seuss tale caused quite a "shell" shock
  • "Silence!" the king of the turtles barked back. "I'm king, and you're only a turtle named Mack"

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