The Fabled Life of Aesop: The extraordinary journey and collected tales of the world's greatest storyteller

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★ &“Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice and trickster foxes.&” —Kirkus, starred review &“Many children are familiar with Aesop&’s fables but it is a fair bet that few know much about the storyteller himself…(a) beautiful volume.&” —Wall Street JournalHonoring 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 life story is perhaps the most inspiring tale of them all. Gracefully revealing the genesis of his tales, this 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.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
64 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780358330745
Related ISBNs:
9781328585523
Publisher:
HarperCollins
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Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
Reading Age:
4–7
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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