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Title
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Der Löwe und Die Maus: Fabeln von Äsop
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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This book has a dust jacket (book cover)
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Language note: German
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Original language: eng
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Nacherzählt von Doris Orgel
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Creator
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Aesop
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Contributor
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Kitchen, Bert
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Date
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2016-01-25T19:49:37Z
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2001-08
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2001
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T19:49:37Z
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Date Issued
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2001
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Abstract
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This is the German reprint of The Lion and The Mouse and Other Aesop's Fables by Dorling Kindersley Publishing in 2000. As I write there, this is a large-format book with twelve fables illustrated, sometimes by a single picture across two pages, in watercolor and gouache. A first page asks and answers questions like How many Aesop's fables are there? Answer: Das weiss niemand ganz genau. Aber es sind Tausende. The author does a good job of answering the truth question that has bothered the history of fable criticism: Sie sind erfunden, aber es geht um etwas Wahres. The illustrations follow a contemporary trend for combining exact detail with sentimental or romantic large patterns. A small insert offers helpful information along with each fable. With BF, e.g., we read that the peacock was Hera's favorite bird--though the German edition drops the English version's mention that birds were highly respected in ancient times. My favorites among the illustrations are those for LM (8) and The Monkey and The Dolphin (26).
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Identifier
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9783831000630
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5850 (Access ID)
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Language
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ger
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Publisher
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Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
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Munich
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Subject
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PZ34.2.O65 Lo 2001
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Type
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Book, Whole