The Lion book of wisdom stories from around the world
By: retold by David Self ; illustrated by Christina Balit
Contributors: Balit, Christina
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lion Children's
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
ISBN-13: 9780745960609
Other titles: Wisdom stories from around the world
Description: A collection of 15 stories that brings together insights and wisdom from many cultures around the world.
Table of contents: title: Tell me a story; title: Spider learns a lesson -- (from Ghana and, later, Jamaica); title: The lost coin -- (from Galilee); title: The eagle and the jackdaw -- (from Ancient Greece); title: How to be happy -- (from Arabia); title: Happy ever after under the banyan tree -- (from India); title: A bowl of milk -- (from Persia and India); title: Don't argue! -- (from the Middle East); title: The ant and the grain of wheat -- (from Italy); title: A loving gift -- (from India); title: Silver on the hearth -- (from Afghanistan); title: Not just a pawn -- (from Germany); title: Trust the donkey -- (from North America); title: Axe porridge -- (from Russia); title: Why the wasp can't make honey -- (from Jamaica); title: The most precious gift-- (from the Near East).