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THE FABLED LIFE OF AESOP ~ LENDLER ~ ZAGARENSKI ~ FABULOUS ILLUSTRATED BOOK
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9781328585523
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
1328585522
ISBN-13
9781328585523
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038474721
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fabled Life of Aesop : The Extraordinary Journey and Collected Tales of the World's Greatest Storyteller
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes, Zagarenski, Pamela
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Picture Book
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
10.7 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2018-052167
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Many children are familiar with Aesop's fables, but it is a fair bet that few know much about the storyteller himself.... Pamela Zagarenski's luminous, slightly distempered artwork brings richness and delicacy to this beautiful volume."-- Wall Street Journal "Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice, and trickster foxes." -- Kirkus, STARRED review "Zagarenski's fantastical illustrations, rendered in blues and golden tones, are full of charming incongruities finely detailed." -- Publishers Weekly, "Many children are familiar with Aesop's fables, but it is a fair bet that few know much about the storyteller himself.... Pamela Zagarenski's luminous, slightly distempered artwork brings richness and delicacy to this beautiful volume."-- Wall Street Journal "Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice, and trickster foxes." -- Kirkus, STARRED review "Zagarenski's fantastical illustrations, rendered in blues and golden tones, are full of charming incongruities finely detailed." -- Publishers Weekly "Exquisitely beautiful." --Elizabeth Bird, Fuse #8, "Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice, and trickster foxes." -- Kirkus, STARRED review "Zagarenski's fantastical illustrations, rendered in blues and golden tones, are full of charming incongruities finely detailed." -- Publishers Weekly, "Many children are familiar with Aesop's fables, but it is a fair bet that few know much about the storyteller himself.... Pamela Zagarenski's luminous, slightly distempered artwork brings richness and delicacy to this beautiful volume."-- Wall Street Journal "Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice, and trickster foxes." -- Kirkus, STARRED review "Zagarenski's fantastical illustrations, rendered in blues and golden tones, are full of charming incongruities finely detailed." -- Publishers Weekly "Lendler gives depth to a collection of Aesop's fables by incorporating them into the story of their teller's life.... [L]avishly illustrated."-- The Horn Book "Exquisitely beautiful."--Elizabeth Bird, Fuse #8, "Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice, and trickster foxes." -- Kirkus, STARRED review
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Synopsis
"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 Journal Honoring 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., Honoring 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 true-life story is perhaps the most inspiring tale of them all. Gracefully revealing the genesis of his tales, this true 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., "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 Journal Honoring 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., Illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor winner Pamela Zagarenski, this is the only picture book not only tells the story of Aesop but includes his most child-friendly fables.
LC Classification Number
PA3851.A2L46 2020
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