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Fabled Life of Aesop, The: The Extraordinary Journey and Collected Tales of the World's Greatest Storyteller

Ian Lendler

Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski

Ages: 6+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

ISBN: 978-1-328-58552-3

Keywords: fables, justice, Greek slaves

A life of slavery taught Aesop to express ideas in allegories, the wisdom of which is still celebrated. Stunning intriguingly detailed illustrations. Afterword and Bibliography.