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Aesop's fables
by Aesop
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4,345 editions published between 1221 and 9999 in 83 languages and held by 7,095 libraries worldwide 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."
The lion & the mouse
by Jerry Pinkney
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6 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 3,370 libraries worldwide In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even a small creature is capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
The tortoise and the hare : an Aesop fable
by Janet Stevens
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10 editions published between 1984 and 2000 in English and held by 1,935 libraries worldwide Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.
The hare and the tortoise : a fable from Aesop
by Helen Ward
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14 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in 8 languages and held by 1,352 libraries worldwide Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. Includes a key to the various animals pictured in the illustrations.
The Aesop for children
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19 editions published between 1919 and 2008 in English and held by 1,317 libraries worldwide One hundred twenty-six best-loved fables of Aesop.
Doctor Coyote : a Native American Aesop's fables
by John Bierhorst
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1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 1,234 libraries worldwide Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables. The illustrations are set in the twentieth century.
The hare and the tortoise
by Aesop
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39 editions published between 1934 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 1,220 libraries worldwide Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.
Folk-lore and fable : Aesop, Grimm, Andersen
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21 editions published between 1909 and 2006 in English and held by 1,193 libraries worldwide
Three Aesop fox fables
by Paul Galdone
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4 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 1,163 libraries worldwide Colorful versions of three classic fables illustrating simple truths about life.
Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes
by Margie Palatini
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2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,148 libraries worldwide Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
The rabbit and the turtle : Aesop's fables
by Eric Carle
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,128 libraries worldwide Retellings of eleven of Aesop's fables.
The lion and the mouse
by Gail Herman
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and held by 1,093 libraries worldwide In this retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
The best of Aesop's fables
by Margaret Clark
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2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 1,056 libraries worldwide A collection of Aesop's fables with an emphasis on their ability to entertain rather than moralize.
Aesop's fables
by Tom Paxton
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3 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 968 libraries worldwide A collection of fables from Aesop retold in verse.
Belling the cat and other Aesop's fables
by Tom Paxton
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 959 libraries worldwide Selected fables from Aesop include The Night Singer, Honesty Is the Best Policy, and The Milkmaid and Her Pail.
Once in a wood : ten tales from Aesop
by Eve Rice
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11 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in English and held by 919 libraries worldwide A retelling of 10 fables by Aesop including "The Fox and the Crow," "The Crow and the Water Jug," and "The Lion and the Mouse."
Fables from Aesop
by Ennis Rees
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7 editions published between 1966 and 1976 in English and German and held by 888 libraries worldwide Verse versions of fables reprinted from the author's Fables from Aesop.
The ant and the grasshopper
by Amy Lowry
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 879 libraries worldwide 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.
Feed me! : an Aesop fable
by William H Hooks
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3 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 873 libraries worldwide A mother lark whose nest in the farmer's corn is threatened by the coming harvest uses wisdom in deciding when to move her babies.
The fables of Aesop
by Aesop
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145 editions published between 1639 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 800 libraries worldwide An illustrated collection of more than eighty fables from Aesop. more
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Aesop.
Aesop, 500-talet f.Kr.
Aesop, ca 6. stol. př. Kr.
Aesop fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Æsopus
Æsopus, 500-talet f.Kr.
Aesopus, ca 6. stol. př. Kr.
Aesopus fl.6. Jh. v. Chr. VD-16
Aesopus Phrygis fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aesopus, Phryx fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aesopus Scriptor Fabularum fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aisop fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aisopeios fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aisōpos
Aisópos, ca 6. stol. př. Kr.
Aisōpos fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aisōpos, sec. VI a.C
Aisōpus fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Aisūbūs fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Äsop, 500-talet f.Kr.
Äsop fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Esop
Ésop, 500-talet f.Kr.
Esop fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Esope.
Ésope (0620?-0560? av.-J.-C.).
Ésope, 500-talet f.Kr.
Esope de Phrygie
Ésope fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Esope Phrygien fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Esopo.
Esopo, ca 6. stol. př. Kr. czespa
Esopo fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Esopo, sec. VI a.C
Esopus.
Esopus, 500-talet f.Kr.
Esopus fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Ezop.
Ezop fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
Ezop z Frygii.
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Īcāp
Isop
Isopo
Isopo, ca 6. stol. př. Kr. czespa
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Ysopet.
Ysopo
Ysopo fl.6. Jh. v. Chr.
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