Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables
Author: Aesop
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781853261282

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

The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables

The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2005-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, including "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "Belling the Cat, " in updated language.

Aesop's Fables Hardcover

Aesop's Fables Hardcover
Author: Aesop
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1604338105

Revive your childhood wonder and fascination with the most exquisitely illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables —featuring breathtaking original artwork by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore! Captivating the hearts and minds of kids and adults for generations, Aesop, a former Greek slave, developed simple and meaningful adventures featuring animals or insects to teach a moral standard or lesson for living. The most well-known and well loved of Aesop's fables are included here: - The Hare and the Tortoise - The Lion and the Mouse - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing This Classic Edition: - Is great for children ages 4 - 8 - Perfect for family read-alouds or story at bedtime - Lavish illustrations by renowned, New York Times #1 Bestselling artist Charles Santore, the critically-acclaimed illustrator of multiple classic tales, including The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit, and The Night Before Christmas - Makes a great holiday, Advent, or Christmas gift Charles Santore’s work has been widely exhibited in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children’s stories, including The Little Mermaid, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Snow White, and The Wizard of Oz.

Aesop’s Animals

Aesop’s Animals
Author: Jo Wimpenny
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021-09-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1399401521

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's Fables

Aesop's Fables
Author: Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2000-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781587170003

In this elegantly designed volume, more than 60 of Aesop's timeless fables are humorously retold and brought to life by four-time Caldecott Honor winner Jerry Pinkney. Full color.

The Fable as Literature

The Fable as Literature
Author: H. J. Blackham
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2014-01-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1472513541

This is a study of a curious and neglected facet of literature, in which the author traces the development and the uses of fable in Euopean literature, from Aesop and the Greeks to the revival of fable in contemporary fiction. This is the first serious study of fable in literature.