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Books in Short Tales: Fables series

  • Tortoise and the Hare

    Shannon Eric Denton, Aesop, Mark Pennington

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    A proud hare brags that he is the fastest animal in the world, and so when a tortoise challenges him to a race, the hare is confident that he will win.
    K
  • Lion and the Mouse

    Shannon Eric Denton, Aesop, Michael Dubisch

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    A retelling of the well-known fable in which a little mouse saves the life of the King of Beasts.
    N
  • Fox and the Grapes

    Christopher E. Long, Aesop, John Cboins

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
    WB
  • Ants and the Grasshopper

    Rob M. Worley, Aesop, Mark Bloodworth

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Retells the fable about a colony of industrious ants which busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.
    J
  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

    Shannon Eric Denton, Aesop, Mark Bloodworth

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Jan. 1, 2010)
    A mouse couple living in a town are enchanted by the simple life of the country, and, while on a picnic, meet a pair of local mice who long for the luxury and convenience of the city. Homes are swapped, but they find that reality is different from their expectations. Both couples end up fleeing from unfamiliar, predators-a cat in town and an owl in the country-all the way home. Reinforcing the adaged --There's no place like home.
    J
  • Three Little Pigs - English/Vietnamese Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, Feb. 2, 2013)
    Dual language bilingual stories are a great way for early elementary English language learners to begin reading in English. With the native language translation on the same page as the English, students can practice reading on their own in the classroom or at home.
  • Three Little Pigs - English/Arabic Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, )
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  • Jack and the Beanstalk - English/Gujarati Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, Feb. 2, 2013)
    Dual language bilingual stories are a great way for early elementary English language learners to begin reading in English. With the native language translation on the same page as the English, students can practice reading on their own in the classroom or at home.
  • Three Little Pigs - English/Chinese Tales & Fables

    None

    Paperback (Tales & Fables, Feb. 2, 2013)
    Dual language bilingual stories are a great way for early elementary English language learners to begin reading in English. With the native language translation on the same page as the English, students can practice reading on their own in the classroom or at home.
  • Three Little Pigs - English/Hindi Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, )
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  • Jack and the Beanstalk - English/Arabic Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, )
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  • Sleeping Beauty - English/Arabic Tales & Fables

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    Paperback (Tales & Fables, )
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