An Aesop Adventure: Fables, Songs and Activities for the Elementary Classroom

Abstract

Eight fables are nicely developed in this full-size paperback's 80 pages: The Farmer and the Stork; FG; LM; GA; BW; TH; TMCM; and CP. For each, there is a narrative of several pages accompanied by a monochrome design; a page of suggestions for performance and connections to other parts of the curriculum; and a song, done both for piano and -- on a separate page -- as a songsheet. The eight designs appear in color on the front cover. This book is the Teacher Edition, and its pages are meant to be reproducible. Also available is a performance/accompaniment CD. Created for Grades 1 through 5. I am delighted to see contemporary students getting a chance to experience Aesop and have fun with his fables.