Your students could work on writing a treaty between Beaver and the new turtle. Why did this relationship between a beaver and a turtle work, when the other didn’t? Did Beaver and this new turtle agree upon a treaty? What were the responsibilities and agreements present in this treaty? Is there a story beyond this book? I think there probably is. I am left with many questions about this relationship. After Beaver leaves the pond because he has lost the race he comes upon another pond with a turtle living in it. This book has a great connection to treaties and can be used as a conversation starter to include treaty education in your classroom. When reading this story it is easy to make lots of connections. This is a story of a smaller and weaker (but very wise) animal winning a race, much like in The Tortoise and the Hare. This story is one you may have heard other places as it is, according to Joseph, a traditional Iroquois story, but many other Nations also tell it. Joseph has written many excellent books for children and young adults. He wrote this story along with his son, James. In this video, Sydney reviews Turtle’s Race with Beaver by Joseph Bruchac, of the Abenaki Nation.
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