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Author:

Naidoo, Beverley.

Title:

Aesop's fables / Beverley Naidoo ; [ illustrated by] Piet Grobler.

Publisher:

Frances Lincoln Children's Books,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

48 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Fables--Adaptations.
Children's stories.
JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations

Other Authors:

Grobler, Piet.

Contents:

The lion and the mouse. The eagle and the tortoise -- The dog, the cock and the jackal -- The mosquito and the lion -- The rinkhals and the snake-eagle -- The jackal and the klipspringer -- The lion and the warthog -- The donkey, the jackal and the lion -- The cat and the mice -- The monkey and the fishermen -- The farmer and his children -- The farmer and the jackal -- The kudu at the waterhole -- The tamboti and the reeds -- The grasshopper and the ants -- The lion and the mouse.

Summary:

Here are 16 of Aesop's wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the first time in an African setting. This is an exciting new interpretation of one of the world's great classics. This unique story collection is vividly illustrated by Beverley Naidoo's fellow South African Piet Grobler, an internationally acclaimed illustrator.

ISBN:

1847800076
9781847800077 (hbk)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)706770809

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)