Aesop
Author
Publisher
August House Little Folk
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than force as a means of achieving a goal.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
14) Aesop's fables
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jamey Tortoise is smarter than anyone else and Jimi Hare is faster, but when a race is announced each consults a reporter about how to get what he really wants when and if he should win in this updated twist on the familiar fable.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A punk rock mouse and country Western mouse covet each other's lives, but when they magically switch places they learn things may seem more appealing than they actually are. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel version of Aesop's "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg," a young girl named Val helps a wounded (and gassy) goose and is rewarded with golden eggs, but when Val's greedy relatives abuse the goose, they are rewarded with a different type of egg. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.