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 over 95 titles and won, or been shortlisted, for numerous awards, including winning the Whitbread for The Wreck of Zanzibar, the Smarties Prize for The Butterfly Lion, The Children's Book Award for Kensuke's Kingdom and several shortlistings for the Carnegie Medal. Michael's books have also been translated into over 20 languages and have won him international awards such as The Prix Sorciere in France, The Best Book of the Year in the US and the Silver Pencil in Holland. And of course, Michael's wonderful writing has now won him the title of Children's Laureate. Alongside his writing, Michael has found time to set up and run, with his wife, a charity called Farms for City Children. For this they were both awarded an MBE. Michael lives on a farm himself in Devon. Klappentext A brilliant reworking of Aesop's Fables by the Children's Laureate accompanied by outstanding artwork from an award-winning illustrator. Humorous and lyrical, the tales retain their moral integrity whilst appealing to a contemporary audience. Readership level: 7-9yrs. 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.

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