Aesop
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Language
English
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Description
"Many of these fables are so well known they have given us everyday phrases such as "sour grapes" and "dog in the manger." but even the rarer ones seem familiar, because their simple morals reflect all aspects of human nature. From the tortoise and the hare to the mouse and the lion, the timeless wisdom and wit of Aesop's fables are as entertaining as ever"--Cover verso.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xviii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
FAIRY TALES, FOLK TALES, FABLES, MAGICAL TALES & TRADITIONAL STORIES. This brilliant new hardcover version of Aesop's timeless tales offers a fresh take on the classic 1909 Hodder and Stoughton edition. Newly reset and decorated with ornate borders and running heads, this edition features more than 300 of the legendary fabulist's brief but pithy morality tales. The stories are further embellished by 23 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 'The Athenian and the Theban, ' a man from Athens and a man from Thebes discuss whether Hercules or Theseus was a greater hero. Ultimately, the Athenian out-argues the Theban and Theseus's brain is chosen over Hercules's brawn. A fable of Aesop, an ancient Greek, this story and the many others like it expose readers to Aesop's culture while communicating morals that continue to resonate today. Readers will love the succinct, simple structure of...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
11) Aesop's fables
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
87 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Language
English
Description
"[Here] are twenty tales, each told through a series of lush, colorful pictures, which end with the simple moral, evoked in a single sentence. Children will love to see what befalls Aesop’s cast of creatures that includes dogs, mice, and lions, proving that no one is too big or small to learn a thing or two."--Publisher.
17) Lion and mouse
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
A modern update on the classic fable of the lion and the mouse shares the relationship between two unlikely friends.
19) Appleseed
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (approximately 32 min.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aesop Rock's second self-issued release.