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. -- Junior Education
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內容簡介:
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.
關於作者:
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.