Aesop's Fables (Apple Classics) [Paperback]

Ann Mcgovern (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Here are the time-honored fables of Aesop as never seen before. Santore's
animals leap off the page in explosions of color, giving messages to ponder and
physical beauty to savor. "School Library Journal" called this
interpretation of the classic morality tales" a delight to the eye and ear."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (1963)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590438808
• ISBN-13: 978-0590438803
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice addition to a child's personal library, February 8, 2005

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Matt Hetling "Matt" (Bethel, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aesop's Fables (School & Library Binding)

This is a nice little book, with all of Aesop's fables laid out in clear language. Most of the stories have an accompanying picture, but I can't say that the illustrations impressed me much. Some are very good, and others are not so good; while the artist is the same, there is no central unifying theme that ties the artwork together; in some of them, animals are anthropomorphized, while in others they are not. Each fable ends with the moral in italics, encouraging the reader to pause and give a moment's thought to the story that has just been read. The slimness of the volume might be appealing to young readers who would be intimidated by something more weighty.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story Book!!!, August 5, 2006

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Jonathan (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aesop's Fables (Apple Classics) (Paperback)

In this book there are many tales that are retold by Ann McGovern. They are used to teach morals, especially to children. Some fables that are in the book are, "The Fox and the Grapes", "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf", and "The Goose with the Golden Eggs." The morals that are portrayed in these fables have very good lessons that teach kids what not to do in the future while they are growing up. I would recommend this book to a friend and to young readers (children). I would also recommend the books, "The Runaways" and "A Trilogy of Poetry, Prose, and Thoughts for the Mind, Body, and Soul."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lessons of life that all should learn and relearn, July 13, 2006

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aesop's Fables (Apple Classics) (Paperback)

It is difficult to overstate the amount of wisdom present in the famous tales by the ancient Greek Aesop. There are so many lessons of life that they should be required reading for all children. I read them to my daughter many times once I felt that she was old enough to understand. This collection is illustrated, although only tan, black and the background white were used. This reduces the quality of the book somewhat, as so many other collections of Aesop's fables use higher quality color illustrations. Nevertheless, the tales remain what they are, lessons about life and the foibles of humans that all people should learn.