The hare and the tortoise
Subtitle: and other fables of La Fontaine
By: [retold and] translated by Ranjit Bolt ; illustrated by Giselle Potter
Contributors: Potter, Giselle; La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Publisher: Barefoot; Barefoot Books, Limited
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781905236534
Subjects: Fables; Children's stories, English; Folklore
Description: Suitable for reading aloud to young children, this illustrated title presents a retelling of La Fontaine's most famous fables. It talks about the ant and the grasshopper, the hare and the tortoise, the town mouse and the country mouse, and many other familiar characters.
Table of contents: title: The hare and the tortoise; title: The man and the mirrors; title: The wolf and the watchdog; title: The town mouse and the country mouse; title: God and the animals; title: The fox and the stork; title: The farmer and his sons; title: The lion and the rat; title: The frogs; title: The miser who lost his treasure; title: The crow and the fox; title: The miller's donkey; title: The dove and the ant; title: The rat and the elephant; title: The heron; title: The grasshopper and the ant; title: The pumpkin and the acorn; title: The bat and the weasels; title: The oak and the rose.