The Fabled Life of Aesop

The Fabled Life of Aesop

Author: Ian Lendler

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 1328585522

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Honoring the path of a slave, this dramatic picture-book biography and concise anthology of Aesop's most child-friendly fables tells how a child born into slavery in ancient Greece found a way to speak out against injustice by using the skill and wit of his storytelling--storytelling that has survived for 2,500 years. Stunningly illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor winner Pamela Zagarenski. The Tortoise and the Hare. The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The Fox and the Crow. Each of Aesop's stories has a lesson to tell, but Aesop's true-life story is perhaps the most inspiring tale of them all. Gracefully revealing the genesis of his tales, this true story of Aesop shows how fables not only liberated him from captivity but spread wisdom over a millennium. This is the only children's book biography about him. Includes thirteen illustrated fables: The Lion and the Mouse, The Goose and the Golden Egg, The Fox and the Crow, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Dog and the Wolf, The Lion and the Statue, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The North Wind and the Sun, The Fox and the Grapes, The Dog and the Wolf, The Lion and the Boar.


Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

Author: Aesop

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781853261282

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


Aesop’s Animals

Aesop’s Animals

Author: Jo Wimpenny

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-09-02

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1399401521

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Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable's portrayal from a scientific perspective. By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop's Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.


Aesop in California

Aesop in California

Author: Doug Hansen

Publisher: Heyday Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 9781597142359

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A collection of Aesop's fables, retold and illustrated to feature places and creatures in California. Includes historical notes about Aesop and the tales, and facts about the animals and locations photographed.


Mouse & Lion

Mouse & Lion

Author:

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0545101476

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From the illustrator of the classic edition of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs On a ridge above the Kalihari, Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him, willy-nilly, startling him awake. After a show of teeth, Lion is softened by Mouse's pledge of loyalty and sets him free. When a cold moon brings a humbling lesson, Lion comes to recognize Mouse's keen skill, and deeper kindness. Mouse and Lion, Aesop's fabled duo, renew their ancient bond in this warm retelling by Rand Burkert, illuminated by the authentic natural detail of Nancy Ekholm Burkert's art.


This Is Just to Say

This Is Just to Say

Author: Joyce Sidman

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 2014-02-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780606339889

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For use in schools and libraries only. Poems that say "I'm sorry" reveal the power of words to a sixth-grade class.


The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare

Author: Aesop

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1404865039

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A boastful hare meets his match in this attractive retelling of Aesop's famed tale.


Who's Your Real Mum?

Who's Your Real Mum?

Author: Bernadette Green

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781925849493

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"Elvi, which one is your mum?" "They're both my mums." "But which one's your real mum?" When Nicholas wants to know which of Elvi's two mums is her real mum, she gives him lots of clues. Her real mum is a circus performer, and a pirate, and she even teaches spiders the art of web. But Nicholas still can't work it out! Luckily, Elvi knows just how to explain it to her friend...


The Boy Whose Head Was Full of Stars

The Boy Whose Head Was Full of Stars

Author: Isabelle Marinov

Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books

Published: 2020-11-12

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781592703173

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A beautiful picture book about the astronomer Edwin Hubble that invites children to ponder How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where diid it come from?