Fábulas

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Corimbo, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages
Una fábula es un relato breve, escrito en prosa o en verso, que se burla de las debilidades humanas, o bien, presenta alguna enseñanza de tipo moral. Por lo general, los personajes de las fábulas son animales que piensan, actúan y sienten como si fueran personas. La fábula es una forma narrativa muy antigua. Tiene su origen en la antigua India y en occidente su creación se le atribuye al autor griego Esopo. Este género literario también ha sido cultivado con posterioridad por diversos autores. Una adaptación notable de este género en el siglo veinte es la novela La granja de los animales, escrita por el inglés George Orwell. Este entretenido libro, dirigido especialmente a los lectores entre ocho y once años, presenta una excelente selección de veinte fábulas cuyos protagonistas son animales.

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Arnold Stark Lobel (May 22, 1933-December 4, 1987) was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association. Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book, Fables. Lobel also illustrated the works of other authors. A notable example is Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, which was first published in 1969. He was born in Los Angeles, California. When he graduated from art school, he married Anita Kempler, who also achieved fame as a children's book author and illustrator. Lobel died ion December 4,1987 due to complications arising from AIDS. He was 54 years old.

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