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      Fables

      by Jean de La Fontaine
      Published
      Nov 1972
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La Fontaine's fables offer vivid perspectives on such elemental subjects as greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The 60 collected here–from "The Crow and the Fox" and "The C**k and the Pearl" to "The Grasshopper and the Ant" and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse"–are illustrated with more than 100 charming drawings that capture La Fontaine's unforgettable cast of animal personalities.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy

      Themes

      Fairy Tales / Folklore

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Nov 1972 McGraw-Hill ISBN13 9780844219622 ISBN10 0844219622
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      Nov 1985 Bookaset Editions ISBN13 9780936043005 ISBN10 0936043008
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      Oct 2008 Hesperus Press ISBN13 9781843911722 ISBN10 1843911728
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      Oct 2001 Everyman's Library ISBN13 9780375413346 ISBN10 0375413340
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      Aug 2007 University of Illinois Press ISBN10 B0093DX3YU
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      Nov 2012 Lulu.com ISBN13 9781291137293 ISBN10 1291137297
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      Feb 2015 Knopf ISBN13 9780375712784 ISBN10 037571278X
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      Sep 2012 -- Not Selected ISBN10 B00TCP1PXU
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