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English
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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
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Series
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
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Despite being conceived over two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed from parent to child today, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals still inform our judgments, but have they influenced our views of the animal protagonists as well? And, if so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are crows smart enough to reason? Are pigeons so dumb they cannot tell the difference between painting and reality?...
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
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
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
The World of Peter Rabbit volume 13
Publisher
F. Warne
Pub. Date
1987
Edition
Original and authorized ed.
Physical Desc
58 p. : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
After visiting each other's homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willy who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place.
Author
Series
Publisher
Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition,
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Which is more powerful, the fury of the North Wind or the warmth of the Sun?
Lovingly hand-rendered in delicate crayon and colored pencil, this modern and unexpected retelling of a classic fable explores the true meaning and source of strength in times of trouble.
17) Fables
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Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the stories of a selfish lion, lovesick ostrich, greedy hippopotamus, vain rhinoceros, proud camel, the timid duck sisters, and others, and the lessons that they learned.
18) What is a fable?
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With bright photographs and illustrations, this volume explains the concept of a fable-defining the genre, detailing its characteristics, and reproducing some of the most famous examples of these stories from cultures around the world. Included in the Common Core Reading standards, the fable is an irrefutably fundamental genre that allows young readers to learn universal morals by using animals to teach them important lessons. After learning all about...
19) Rabbit's gift
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on their doorstep.
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"--
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