In this graphic novel version of Aesop's "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg," a young girl named Val helps a wounded (and gassy) goose and is rewarded with golden eggs, but when Val's greedy relatives abuse the goose, they are rewarded with a different type of egg.
The fables of Aesop are over 2,500 years old! Yet, we still recount them and ponder the lessons his animal characters deliver. Aesop isn't the only author of fables. Others have found fables to be an effective way to reflect on people's behaviors and suggest wiser ways of behaving. Readers of this beneficial and accessible book will learn more about this genre of literature and its writers. They'll examine the elements of fables and be invited to demonstrate their knowledge by writing their own.
Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwakers, and other supernatural beings.
A modern song retells the fable of the thirsty crow who uses her ingenuity to solve the problem of how to drink from a pitcher when the water level is too low. Includes online music access.
