"Aesop's Fables belong to every one of us. They were once simply the words of a man who lived 600 years before Christ. The world in which Aesop lived was brutal--a place where death could happen in a moment--but in his imagination it was also a vibrant and magical place, where gods walked among mortals and animals could speak. Aesop's fables were first written down in ancient Greek, and then Latin, where they spread, like the armies of Rome, across...

Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, in updated language.

A modern song retells the fable of the tiny mouse that helps a mighty lion, who had once showed him mercy, escape from a trap. Includes a brief introduction to Aesop, sheet music, glossary, discussion questions, and further reading.

In this Classic Fable in Rhythm and Rhyme, a hungry fox wants some juicy grapes. But they hang high up on a vine. Will he be able to reach them? Find out when you sing along to The Fox and the Grapes! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

This anthology revitalizes 40 of Aesop's lesser-known fables, such as The fisherman and his music and The vain crow.

Retells the story of the race between the tortoise and the hare.

An illustrated collection of twenty fables originally told by the Greek slave, Aesop.

An illustrated collection of twenty-four Aesop fables selected from those populated only by animals, arranged in categories such as lion fables, fox fables, and wolf fables.

Presents a collection of nine of Aesop's fables, including "The Fox and the Grapes, " "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, " and "The Tortoise and the Hare."