Orchard Book of Aesop's Fables

Zusatztext Morpurgo's rhthymic, very accessible language and Chichester Clark's amusing and lively artwork combine perfectly to make this book an absolute joy to read alone and as a group ... These are stories for the Literacy Strategy and beyond. Informationen zum Autor Michael Morpurgo has written more than 60 books for every age group. The Wreck of Zanzibar won the Carnegie Medal in 1996. The Butterfly Lion (Collins) won the Smarties Gold Award. He has been short listed for all the major awards, with King of Cloud Forest, War Horse, My Friend Walter (all Mammoth), to name but a few. Kensuke's Kingdom (Egmont) won the Children's Book Award in 2000. Klappentext A timeless collection of over twenty of Aesop's best-loved fables, including favourites such as The Hare and the Tortoise, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, Dog in the Manger and The Lion and the Mouse. The tales are retold with warmth and humour by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo and brought to life by Emma Chichester Clark's exquisitely playful and distinctive artwork.Celebrating 10 years of this timeless collection of Aesop's favourite tales, retold by Michael Morpurgo - author of War Horse - and illustrated by renowned artist, Emma Chichester Clark. Zusammenfassung Celebrating 10 years of this timeless collection of Aesop's favourite tales, retold by Michael Morpurgo - author of War Horse - and illustrated by renowned artist, Emma Chichester Clark.

About the author

Michael Morpurgo has written more than 60 books for every age group. The Wreck of Zanzibar won the Carnegie Medal in 1996. The Butterfly Lion (Collins) won the Smarties Gold Award. He has been short listed for all the major awards, with King of Cloud Forest, War Horse, My Friend Walter (all Mammoth), to name but a few. Kensuke's Kingdom (Egmont) won the Children's Book Award in 2000.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Chichester Clark, Emma Chichester-Clark, Emma Chichester Clark, Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Emma Chichester Clark (Illustration), Chichester Clark Emma (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2014
• EAN: 9781843622710
• ISBN: 978-1-84362-271-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 248 mm x 274 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Sagen (div.) s.a. Einzelgebiet, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 6 years, Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies