The McElderry Book of Aesop's FablesAncient Aesop swings into the twenty-first century in this bright new collection of twenty-one favorite fables. Here are all the classic tales: the greedy dog who loses his bone to his own reflection in the water; the little mouse who pays back the grand lion in a big, big way; and the shepherd's son who thinks it's a good joke to cry "Wolf!" just to see the villagers come running. And, of course, there's that arrogant hare and his racing partner, the slow but steady tortoise. Michael Morpurgo's lively language gives each tale a fresh feel that's perfect for reading aloud and sharing. Emma Chichester Clark's radiant illustrations are bursting with bold colors and cheerful characters. Together they have created a modern classic brimming with fun, which children will enjoy reading and laughing over again and again. |
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AESOP'S FABLES animals who passed asked Lion beak bear bone breakfast cat's catches cave cheese chief mouse claws clever crow cloak closer coming Country Mouse crane cried Crybaby donkey drink FABLES THE MCELDERRY fast father feeling very stupid feet fish flew Fox lifted frogs GIANT OAK TREE golden egg inside GRAZING happiest day Hare heard Hee-haw hens HERON howdah Hullabaloo hungry hunting kill king's cat king's elephant knew laughed licked his lips lifted his nose Listen little tiddly thing look MANGER matter how hard MCELDERRY BOOK morning Mouse had dreamed Mouse thought mouth neck Nincompoops older traveler once peacock proud little rat replied the older ride RIVER REEDS roared and raged rooster running sheep shepherd shepherd's son sing sleep Speedy tortoise Squash squealing stories Suddenly THERE'S tired Town Mouse walked Wind blew wolf wonderful worry young farmer younger traveler