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47) Fable comics
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"Amazing cartoonists take on classic fables from Aesop and beyond!"--Cover.
48) Aesop's fables
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A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin.
49) Aesop's fables
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Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool, " "The Lion and the Mouse, " and "The Vain Jackdaw."
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Chinese children's favorite stories contains a superb selection from the rich repertoire of Chinese folklore and legend. Discover many delightful animal characters such as the famous Monkey King, as well as Chang-E, the Moon Goddess, and Guan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion. Classic themes of honesty, kindness, perseverance and common sense sparkle in these stories, beautifully retold in words and watercolors by artist and storyteller Mingmei Yip.
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In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
54) The great race
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Retells the traditional tale of the tortoise and the hare as a match between the very vain Lever Lapin and Nate Turtle, who is tired of all of the publicity Lever's speed generates.
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In this Classic Fable in Rhythm and Rhyme, a hungry fox wants some juicy grapes. But they hang high up on a vine. Will he be able to reach them? Find out when you sing along to The Fox and the Grapes! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.
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"A surgeon flees a scandal in the city and accepts a job at a village clinic. He buys antibiotics out of pocket, squashes roaches, and chafes at the interventions of the corrupt officer who oversees his work. But his outlook on life changes one night when a teacher, his pregnant wife, and their young son appear. Killed in a violent robbery, they tell the surgeon that they have been offered a second chance at living if the surgeon can mend their wounds...
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"Who wants to work when it's nice outside? Grasshopper plays all summer long. But what's a bug to do when winter comes and all the food is gone? The hardworking ants spend their summer saving up food. Will they share with Grasshopper, or will they teach him a lesson?"--Back cover.
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"The fables of Aesop are over 2,500 years old! Yet, we still recount them and ponder the lessons his animal characters deliver. Aesop isn't the only author of fables. Others have found fables to be an effective way to reflect on people's behaviors and suggest wiser ways of behaving. Readers of this beneficial and accessible book will learn more about this genre of literature and its writers. They'll examine the elements of fables and be invited to...
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