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Aesop's Favorite Fables

More Than 130 Classic Fables for Children!
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Aesop's Favorite Fables is a timeless collection of moral stories attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop. These enduring tales feature animals with human traits placed in situations that reveal lessons on virtues such as kindness, integrity, and self-reliance. Beautifully illustrated by Milo Winter, this edition brings classic fables vividly to life, encouraging young readers to reflect on important life values and human nature.
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Ideal for children and families seeking classic stories that teach moral lessons through engaging narratives and enchanting illustrations. Suitable for parents and educators looking to introduce values and critical thinking to young minds.

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Passed down for thousands of years, Aesop's Fables is a collection of moral stories by the famed storyteller from ancient Greece. Reprinted and translated thousands of times over the past two millennia, this collection represents some of the most widely known and famous children s literature.

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Racehorse Publishing’s Children’s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children's literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalise these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.

Passed down for thousands of years, Aesop's Fables is a collection of moral stories by the famed storyteller from ancient Greece. Reprinted and translated thousands of times over the past two millennia, this collection represents some of the most widely known and famous children's literature. Many of these fables bestow human traits upon animal characters and place them in human situations to highlight desirable and less desirable traits. Their intent, through the telling of these tales, is to teach readers important moral lessons such as "Self-help is the best help" or "Do not attempt too much all at once."

Accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations by renowned illustrator Milo Winter, this premiere collection of Aesop's Favorite Fables is sure to ignite young imaginations and educate readers about virtue, kindness, integrity, problem-solving, happiness, and what it means to be human.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781944686086

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 April 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Racehorse for Young Readers

Illustration: Color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Milo Winter

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Aesop was an enslaved storyteller in Ancient Greece. He is said to have been born in 620 BC. He is also said to be the author of hundreds of famous fables, which are still told and reprinted today. Aesop died in 564 BC. Milo Winter was born in Princeton, Illinois, in 1888. A renowned illustrator during the early nineteenth century, he is known for his work on Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, A Christmas Carol, and Aesop's Fables. He worked most of life as an illustrator of children's books for various publishers. Winter died in New York City in 1956.

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