Aesop's fables
"The calamities that befall the hapless creatures of Aesop's Fables! The fox can't reach his grapes, then gets attacked by biting flies, and loses his tail in a trap. And things don't go much better for the hare, who is chased relentessly by a hound, barely escaping with his life -- only to be beate...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Barnes & Noble,
2012.
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| Summary: | "The calamities that befall the hapless creatures of Aesop's Fables! The fox can't reach his grapes, then gets attacked by biting flies, and loses his tail in a trap. And things don't go much better for the hare, who is chased relentessly by a hound, barely escaping with his life -- only to be beaten in a race by a lowly tortoise. Misfortune turns to mayhem when a wolf is killed by his sweetheart's father, a sheepdog preys on his own flock, and the mouse and his friend the frog are eaten by a hawk. On the brighter side, a tiny ant saves her new friend the dove from a hunter's arrow, a bat persuades two different weasels not to eat her, and a kid goat uses his wits to escape from the jaws of a hungry wolf."--Book jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: page 241-242. |
| ISBN: | 9781435136304 1435136306 |
| Author Notes: | Some of Aesop's most recognized fables are The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Ant and the Grasshopper. His simple but effective morals are widely used and illustrated for children. (Bowker Author Biography) |
