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Baby Rattlesnake

Book Review:

Baby Rattlesnake is a folktale about a baby rattlesnake that doesn't have his rattle yet and when given a rattle he misuses it. The baby rattlesnake is very upset that he is the only rattlesnake that doesn't have a rattle. He cries and cries until the rattlesnake people give him a rattle. Once he is given the rattle he misuses it by scaring other animal people. Something happens to the baby rattlesnake at the end of the story that teaches him a lesson about misusing his rattle.

The illustrations are in bright southwest colors. The pictures are surrounded by boarders that have different southwest designs. The story is set in a desert surrounding so the illustrations show cactuses, desert animals, open skies, and big mountains. The pictures are fun to look at and tell a story without the text.

 

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