{"product_id":"aesops-fables-paperback-1","title":"Aesop's Fables - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAesop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Pickering\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exclusive Signet Classic edition contains 203 of Aesop's most enduring and popular fables, translated into readable, modern American English and beautifully illustrated with classic woodcuts by the great French artist J. J. Grandville. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed more than two thousand years ago. Yet \"sour grapes,\" \"crying 'wolf, '\" \"actions speak louder than words,\" \"honesty is the best policy,\" and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables. An extraordinary storyteller who used cunning foxes, surly dogs, clever mice, fearsome lions, and foolish humans to describe the reality of a harsh world, Aesop created narratives that are appealing, funny, politically astute, and profoundly true. And Aesop's truth--often summed up in the pithy \"moral of the story\"--retains an awesome power to affect us, reaching us through both our intellects and our hearts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Fox and the Grapes\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Ants and the Grasshopper\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse\"\u003cbr\u003e...and 200 Other Famous Fables \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited and with an Afterword by Jack Zipes\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Sam Pickering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAesop\u003c\/b\u003e, according to various sources, was born in Phrygia, Lydia, Thrace, or Sardis, and lived from about 620 to 560 B.C. Little is known about his life, but Aristotle mentioned his acting as a public defender, and Plutarch numbered him as one of the \"Seven Wise Men.\" It is generally believed he was a slave, freed by his master because of his wit and wisdom. As Aesop became famous for his fables, which used animals as a code to tell the truth about political injustice, he incurred the wrath of the rulers, either in Athens or Delphi, and was executed. In about 300 B.C., Demetrius Phalereus of Athens made the first known collection of Aesop's fables, which then spread far beyond the Greek world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of German at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of several books of fairy tales, including \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Magic Spell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Bet on the Prince\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of several volumes of fairy tales, including \u003ci\u003eBeauties, Beasts and Enchantment: Classic French Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Tales of Frank Stockton\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Pickering \u003c\/b\u003eteaches English at the University of Connecticut. He has written more than two dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eWaltzing the Magpies\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of a year he and his family spent in Western Australia, and \u003ci\u003eDreamtime\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aesop's Fables\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52742190891341,"sku":"9780451529534","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/QXc4N2YvQTNsR2w1bGEvd0hwZGR2QT09.webp?v=1762833758","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/aesops-fables-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}