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Tales of Wise and Foolish Animals: Retellings of Traditional Fables

Tales of Wise and Foolish Animals: Retellings of Traditional Fables Paperback - 2015

by Carrick, Valery

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Dover Publications, 2015. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Tales of Wise and Foolish Animals: Retellings of Traditional Fables
  • Author Carrick, Valery
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, NY
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0486219976I2N00
  • ISBN 9780486219974 / 0486219976
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.2 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 5
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals, Fables
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 69017674
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.24

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From the publisher

"The younger children like all of Valery Carrick's stories. They are clearly and simply told and the vigorous black-and-white drawings by the author make the tale dramatic even to children who cannot read it for themselves." ― Mary Gould Davis, Director of Story Telling, New York Public Library.
Russian storyteller Valery Carrick (1869-1942) recounts fourteen familiar and lesser-known fables, accompanying them with drawings that are as striking and straightforward as the stories themselves. Some of the tales ― "The Fox as a Shepherd," "The Hare, the Hippopotamus and the Elephant," "The Hare and His Shadow" ― are particularly well known. The simplicity and directness of Carrick's narratives, along with his distinctive illustrations, place these versions among the most delightful retellings of traditional fables. Other less-familiar tales of crafty foxes, mighty lions, greedy wolves, and other creatures will please parents as well as children.

About the author

Russian illustrator and journalist Valery Carrick (1869-1942) settled in Norway after the October Revolution. He is noted for his illustrated retellings of folktales for children.