#16- Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop’s
Fables
Title: Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop’s
Fables
Author:
Helen Ward
Illustrator:
Helen Ward
Copyright:
2004
# of
Pages: 53
Genre/Category:
Traditional Literature
I chose this book because I found it
on sale at Books-a-Million, and I decided that every elementary school teacher
should have a copy of Aesop’s Fables
for the classroom. This book houses fables that have been passed down through
time. It includes 12 of Aesop’s Fables
which include well known fables such as The
Lion and the Mouse and The Tortoise and the Hare. Each story has a one or two page title page, and each story
has two to three pages dedicated to the story. The author also includes morals
that are written out at the bottom of the page.
Helen Ward uses ink line and
watercolor on cotton-rag watercolor paper to remake these classic fables. I
also noticed that she uses a type of crosshatching to feel in blank space,
shadows, or fur. The crosshatching is mostly a light grey color. The
illustrator also uses vignettes to help add to the fable. There is also a lot
of blank space used throughout the book.
Aesop’s
Fables are appropriate for all ages, but I would recommend this version of
his fables for children ages 6-10. The words are slightly difficult, and the
morals are in sayings that all children may not understand. I think this would
be a great book to use when teaching what a moral is. Teachers could talk about
how some books actually state their morals, and how some books do not. This
book would also be a wonderful way to introduce children to fables. Everyone
knows such stories as the Turtle and the
Hare, and it is important for children to realize how old these stories
truly are. Teachers could also use different fables from this book to teach
children valuable lessons. Teachers could read the chapter about The Tortoise and the Hare and talk about
not rushing through school work.
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