| Aesop's Fables Contributor(s): Aesop (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486280209 ISBN-13: 9780486280202 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: Scores of entertaining and instructive tales -- delightfully illustrated -- include "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Crow and the Pitcher," "The Fox and the Stork," "The Hare and the Tortoise," and many more. 35 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Greek & Roman - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: 398.245 |
| LCCN: 94008782 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.24" W x 8.25" (0.18 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85722 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While scholars are uncertain about the identity of Aesop or whether he was even an actual person, there is no doubt that the stories originally collected under his name over 2,000 years ago in Greece are among the world's most beloved tales. Combining a moral lesson with an entertaining story, the fables still retain their power to charm and instruct. This delightful collection includes a selection of familiar favorites, including The Fox and the Grapes, The Ants and the Grasshopper, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Lion and the Mouse, The Dog and His Shadow, The Wolf and the Kid, The Fox and the Stork, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Maid and the Pail of Milk, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and dozens more. Reset in large, easy-to-read type and accompanied by 35 original illustrations by Pat Stewart, Aesop's Fables is ready to enchant and edify a new generation of readers. |