Animal Tales: Stories Old and New Especially for Reading Aloud

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This collection of animal stories blends familiar stories with little-known tales. There are retellings from sources as diverse as La Fontaine, Aesop, and Uncle Remus. Each story has been selected because of its implicit moral teaching or positive values.

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Overview

This collection of animal stories blends familiar stories with little-known tales. There are retellings from sources as diverse as La Fontaine, Aesop, and Uncle Remus. Each story has been selected because of its implicit moral teaching or positive values.

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Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-A collection of 33 traditional tales plus three that are original. The sources are diverse and include a Native American story, "Why the Cat Falls on Her Feet," and a story from Syria, "The Goats and the Hyena." Many of the tales, such as "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "City Mouse and Country Mouse," are familiar, but the fluid style and concise structure in which they are presented make them particularly easy to deliver. Poole's animals have a great deal of personality, and the bright watercolor illustrations are witty commentaries on the themes. The stories tie in to many different areas of the curriculum: "Rabbit and the Crops" is a tale for harvest time, "The Lion's Advice" explores the meaning of friendship, "The Woman and the Bird" is about ecology, and so on. This book is also ideal for relaxing and listening at the end of the day. Sources of other versions are included in an author's note.-Jane Barrer, Washington Square Village Creative Steps, New York City Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780745948386
  • Publisher: Lion UK
  • Publication date: 7/28/2003
  • Pages: 120
  • Age range: 5 - 9 Years
  • Product dimensions: 9.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Bob Hartman, author of the best-selling Lion Storyteller Bible,and other titles in the Storyteller series, the highly acclaimed Angels, Angels All Around, and the hilarious Wolf Who Cried Boy. Susie Poole, illustrator of many greeting cards and children's books. For Lion these include The Lion Storyteller Bible, The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book and Sleepy Jesus.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 11
The Fox and the Crow: A Story from Ancient Greece 12
City Mouse and Country Mouse: A Story from Ancient Greece 14
Why the Cat Falls on Her Feet: A Native American Story 18
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Donkey: A Story from Ancient Greece 20
The Lion's Advice: A Story from Africa 22
The Dog and the Wolf: A Story from Ancient Greece 24
The Kind Parrot: A Story from Africa 27
The Tortoise and the Hare: A Story from Ancient Greece 30
Why Dogs Chase Cats and Cats Chase Mice: A Story from Eastern Europe 33
Rabbit and the Briar Patch: A Story from North America 36
The Crocodile Brother: A Story from Africa 38
The Boastful Toad: A Story from Ancient Greece 41
The Clever Mouse Deer: A Story from Indonesia 44
The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Story from Ancient Greece 46
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Farmer: A Story from Ancient Greece 48
Three Days of the Dragon: A Story by Bob Hartman 51
How the Turkey Got Its Spots: A Story from Africa 56
The Tortoise and the Fox: A Story from India 58
The Generous Rabbit: A Story from China 60
The Noble Rooster: A Story from Japan 63
Rabbit and the Crops: A Story from North America 66
The Woman and the Bird: A Story from Africa 69
The Mole's Bridegroom: A Story from Japan 72
The Kind-hearted Crocodile: A Story by Bob Hartman 74
Why the Tortoise Has No Hair: A Story from Africa 78
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Bird: A Story from Eastern Europe 81
How the Rabbit Lost Its Tail: A Story from Japan 84
The Badger Teapot: A Story from Japan 87
The Kind of Hungry Lion: A Story by Bob Hartman 90
The Big, Soft, Fluffy Bed: A Story from Puerto Rico 94
The Peanut Boy: A Story from North America 97
The Wonderful Bird: A Story from Indonesia 101
The Cat, the Mice and the Cheese: A Story from Ancient Greece 104
The Goats and the Hyena: A Story from Syria 107
The Clever Crows: A Story from Ancient Greece 110
The Monkeys and the Mangoes: A Story from India 112
A Note from the Author 116
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