The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables

by Michael Morpurgo

Book Overview

Ancient 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416902902
• ISBN13: 9781416902904
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.7" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5