Aesop.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aesop was an Ancient Greek story-teller and slave, famed and cherished for his short fables that often involve personified animals. In the renowned collection of works that is Aesop's Fables, he weaves moral education and entertainment together into tales that have been enjoyed by many, many generations. A lot of the stories in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes (giving us the term "sour grapes"), The Tortoise and the
...Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co. Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
Author
Publisher
Templar Books/Candlewick
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Aesop's well-known fable in which a country mouse visits a town mouse and they find they prefer very different ways of life. Set in 1930s New York at Christmas.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. Includes a key to the various animals pictured in the illustrations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
33 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel version of Aesop's "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", a young wolf desparate to befriend a herd of unicorns decides to knit herself a disguise in hopes that the unicorns will accept her. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.
10) Aesop's fables
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Pub. Date
1985
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
27 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The noted illustrator presents thirteen of Aesop's most familiar fables.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs,' Rosie receives a magic machine that dispenses one piece of candy a day, but things go wrong when she and her brother get greedy"--
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p.: col. ill.; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The City Mouse and the Country Mouse,' Liz turns up her nose at farm cooking while Abby learns she prefers the peace of the farm to the excitement of the city"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare,' Henry races against Michael, the fastest runner in school"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox,' two sisters argue over who gets the last apple, until their brother comes home and grabs it"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The Lion and the Mouse,' James doesn't turn in a misbehaving kindergartner and in turn, she helps him"--