Item
The King of the Birds
- Title
- en_US The King of the Birds
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)
- en_US Written & Illustrated by Helen Ward
- Creator
- en_US Ward, Helen See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Ward, Helen
- Date
- 2016-01-25T19:59:17Z
- en_US 2010-02
- en_US 1997
- Date Available
- 2016-01-25T19:59:17Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1997
- Abstract
- en_US I have enjoyed several fable books by Helen Ward, and this earlier creation certainly fits the pattern. Though the story is identified only as adapted from a traditional tale, it is Aesop's old story of the wren who bests the eagle by flying higher than the eagle does in a test of supremacy (Perry #434). Of course, the wren does it by flying hidden in the eagle's back until the eagle reaches his zenith. Ward's particular contributions to this tale are, I believe, two. First, she develops the fable nicely, for example listing opinions until there were as many answers as there were birds. Secondly, she has a section at the back in which she identifies each of the many species of birds depicted in the illustrations. This is another classy product from Ward!
- Identifier
- en_US 9781551680897
- en_US 6813 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Fenn Publishing Company: Templar Books
- en_US Bolton, Ont
- Subject
- en_US PZ8.2.W285 Kin 1997 See all items with this value
- en_US One fable See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Type
- en_US Book, Whole
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books