Aesop's Fables


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A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.







Aesop's Fables


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Revive your childhood wonder and fascination with the most exquisitely illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables to hit the market in years—featuring breathtaking original artwork by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore! The most well known and well loved of Aesop’s Fables have been brought to life with NYT #1 bestselling illustrator Charles Santore’s beloved and breathtaking artwork. These classic and captivating tales help to illustrate basic moral issues through the amazing artwork and simple stories we all know and love.




Aesop's Fables


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Bring 8 wonderful tales from Ancient Greece to life in this beautifully illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables. Each story is retold with introductions that tell the reader all about Aesop's life as a slave and a storyteller, and explain the inspiration that lies behind his best-loved tales. Glorious illustrations by Richard Johnson complement Saviour Pirotta's warm and lively style, making this a collection to treasure. It includes stories such as: "The Cat's Bell"; "The Dog and the Wolf"; "The Lion and the Mouse"; "The Goose who Laid the Golden Egg"; "The Fox and the Crane"; "The Tortoise and the Hare"; "The Frogs who Asked for a King"; and "The Jay and the Peacocks".




Æsop's fables


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Aesop's Fables


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This playful retelling of Aesop's classic tales merges morals with humour and imagination! Brilliantly brought to life by Susie Brooks' magical, highly-engaging text and Amanda Enright's charismatic illustrations, it includes the following tales:The Hare and the Tortoise, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Frog and the Ox, The Fox and the Grapes, The Grasshopper and the Ant, The Lion and the Mouse, The Fox and the Crow.Ideal for bedtime stories!




Aesop's Fables


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The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collectionsof prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: who does not know the story of the tortoise and the hare, or the boy who cried wolf?This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English.




Aesop's Fables


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Aesop's fables are retold in kid-friendly text with black-and-white illustrations throughout! This 80-page edition of AESOP'S FABLES introduces young readers to Aesop's classic fables in a fun and accessible way. Ann McGovern retells the classic fables using kid-friendly language, and there are striking black-and-white illustrations throughout.




The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables


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Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, including "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "Belling the Cat, " in updated language.




Aesop's Fables in Rhyme for Little Philosophers


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Twenty-four fables, recounted in verse, tell of the hare and the tortoise, the fox and the grapes, the boy who cried wolf, and other timeless morality tales. Includes distinctive silhouette illustrations.