Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

5) The Fox and the Grapes: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

Author

White, Mark

Series

Read-It! Readers Fables
Read-it! readers. Yellow level

Language

English

Formats

Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

6) La gansa de los huevos de oro: versión de la fábula de Esopo

Author

White, Mark

Series

Read-it! readers. Blue level
Read-it! Readers en Español Fábulas

Language

Español

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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A farmer learns a lesson in greed when one of his geese begins to lay one--and only one--golden egg each day.

7) Baba Yaga, the flying witch

Author

Davidson, Susanna

Series

Usborne first reading. Level four

Publisher

EDC Pub

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

Description

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"In this Russian folktale, Baba Yaga zooms through the forest in her flying pot. Her hair is grasy. Her hands are warty. Her nose reaches doen to her chin. And poor Tasha has been sent into the forest to find her..."--P. [4] of cover.

8) Why is the sea salty: a tale from Korea

Author

Dickins, Rosie

Series

Usborne first reading. Level four

Publisher

EDC Pub

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Description

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"A thief steals the King's most precious treasure, but he gets more than he bargained for"--P. [4] of cover.

9) Cobwebs, chatters, and chills: a collection of scary poems

Series

Poet's toolbox

Publisher

Compass Point Books

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

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An anthology of poems about frightening things, plus "Toolbox tips" that help the reader understand poetry and how poems are written.

10) ¿Lees un libro conmigo?

Author

Schimel, Lawrence

Series

Sueños de papel

Publisher

Panamericana Editorial

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

Español

Description

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Antonio es un niño que ya sabe leer por sí mismo y quiere compartirlo con su madre y otros adultos, quienes, por tener otras cosas que hacer, no lo pueden acompañar. Descubre entonces otra persona que también necesita compañia y decide leerle una historia.