The Orchard Book of Aesop's Fables

Title

en_US The Orchard Book of Aesop's Fables

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Signed by both Morpurgo and Clark

en_US Michael Morpurgo

Creator

en_US Chichester Clark, Emma See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Clark, Emma Chichester

Date

2016-01-25T19:38:06Z

en_US 2005-03

en_US 2004

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:38:06Z

Date Issued

en_US 2004

Abstract

en_US There are here twenty-one fables on 96 pages. A great introduction tells the story of a man named Aesop leaving an old lion some stories. The lion roars the next day and invites all the animals to hear stories. They listen enthralled, but then fall asleep one by one. By morning the lion has finished all of Aesop's fables, and he has also eaten all of the sleeping listeners! TH has a lovely moral: Speed isn't everything. There are other ways of winning (17). The butcher here gives the dog the bone that he will lose in the river (18). In my experience, it is hard to articulate a good moral for BC, and Morpurgo does it well: Saying something should be done is one thing. Doing it is often altogether more difficult (29). The moral for OR is: Obstinacy may look like strength. It rarely is (67). The shepherd boy in BW has just begun shepherding because his dad now thinks him old enough. The wolf ends up eating him as well as the sheep (90). For good examples of the book's lovely illustrations, try MSA (59-65). Part of the excellence of this book lies in its substantial paper stock, enhanced with nicely executed art work.

Identifier

en_US 1843622718

en_US 5396 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80937

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Orchard Books

en_US London

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.M676 Or 2004 See all items with this value

en_US Aesop See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole