Title:
What is a fable?
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Summary:
This volume explains the concept of a fable--defining the genre, detailing its characteristics, and reproducing some of the most famous examples of these stories from cultures around the world. The fable is an irrefutably fundamental genre that allows young readers to learn universal morals by using animals to teach them important lessons.
Year Published:
2014
Physical Description:
32 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
What is a fable? -- Why are fables told -- Themes in fables -- Fables retold: The fox and the cat ; The fish that were too clever ; Let's compare ; The tortoise and the hare ; The race between turtle and frog ; Let's compare ; Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion ; The tiger and the fox ; Let's compare -- Write your own fable
ISBN:
9781622752003
Publisher:
New York, NY : Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. : Britannica Educational Publishing, c2014.
