What is a fable?

Título
What is a fable?

Robyn, Hardyman

Resumen
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.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2014

The Britannica Common Core Library

Descripción física
32 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Contenido
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

Término de la materia
Fables.
 
Allegories.
 
Parables.
 
Values.
 
Folklore.

Síntesis
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.

ISBN
9781622752003

Información de publicación
New York, NY : Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. : Britannica Educational Publishing, c2014.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Kameyosek398.2 HARBook30239000113082Non-Fiction