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Title
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en_US
Le lièvre et la tortue
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en_US
Les Fables de la Fontaine
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en_US
DCN 3
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Description
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en_US
Language note: French
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Réécrit, imaginé et illustré par Paul Beaupère; textes du documentaire et des jeux: Valérie Videau
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Creator
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en_US
Beaupère, Paul
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Contributor
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en_US
Beaupère, Paul
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Date
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2020-01-23T19:30:35Z
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2019-10
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en_US
2005
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Date Available
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2020-01-23T19:30:35Z
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Date Issued
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en_US
2005
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Abstract
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en_US
This is one of six books in a series. This is the sixth and last, and so we have, at least for now, completed the set. The pamphlet offers delightful cartoons, starting with the front-cover picture of both a casual hare in a sporty shirt and baseball cap, with two balls in his hands and also a tortoise in a straw hat struggling to carry a box of groceries. First the fable is told in its entirety, with helpful vocabulary at the page bottom. Then we start putting the story into a context for today by taking a few lines at a time and giving these lines a two-page spread. The context is departure for vacation, with Diego the hare loading a sports car and Suzette the tortoise, his cousin, waving from her mobile home, which is propelled by a motorbike. Now that is a clever present-day adaptation of a tortoise's shell occasioned by La Fontaine's finish for the fable! They discover that they are going to the same place and they agree on a wager and route to get there. While Suzette sets out immediately, Diego spends time regaling his pals at a bar. Diego even offers a dinner and takes a siesta. Diego then borrows a child's tricycle to mock his competitor in front of people at the bar. He even stops to watch – or perhaps to play? – a game of bocce ball. His frantic last-minute effort has him being greeted at their destination by Suzette ready to raise a glass to him. As in the other booklets of this series, the story is followed by reflections and factual observations on the two animals.
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Identifier
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en_US
12166 (Access ID)
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Language
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en_US
fre
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Publisher
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en_US
Nathan
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Paris
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Subject
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Jean de La Fontaine