{"product_id":"aesops-fables-illustrated-by-robert-ingpen","title":"Aesop's Fables, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's never too soon to share your favorite classics with the next generation...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAesop's Fables\u003c\/i\u003e belong to every one of us. They were once simply the words of a slave; a man who lived 600 years before Christ. They were written down by a Greek, and then a Roman, and they spread, like the armies of Rome, across the known world. They were told around heathen campfires, and noble hearths; whispered in sacred monasteries and churches; lectured in Victorian school rooms and acted out by children at play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach little fable is bound up with 2000 years of wisdom and truth. From these we know that a mouse is too weak to withstand the strength of a lion, yet too mighty to be bound by ropes. We learn that the violence of the North Wind is no match for the gentle beaming of the unrelenting Sun. We know in our hearts that the sheep must push through life, and try to overcome its many dangers, that the wolf will trick and deceive to survive, and that we cannot pretend to understand the logic of the gods if we do not hold ourselves to the same standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTherefore, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAesop's Fables\u003c\/i\u003e belong to all of us, as Stone Age cave paintings belong, not to the artist, but to human civilization. It is a book about what it is to be human, cherished by each generation and passed on to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT INGPEN\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, he has designed, illustrated and written over 100 books. This series of classic works illustrated by Robert includes \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan and Wendy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e. Robert lives and works in Anglesea, near his home town of Geelong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMillion-selling author \u003cb\u003eCAROLINE LAWRENCE\u003c\/b\u003e writes with the double aim of entertaining children and teaching them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaroline is best known for her Roman Mysteries series which was televised by the BBC in 2007 and 2008. Filmed in Tunisia, Bulgaria and Malta, it was the most expensive BBC children's TV series to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, Caroline won the Classical Association Prize for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics', an honour shared by Classicists such as Tom Holland and Mary Beard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has since written series set in the Wild West and Roman Britain - as well as retellings of some of the events of the Aeneid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelbeck Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: November 15, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.0\" H x 9.4\" L x 7.6\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67916531204371,"sku":"prb1793694771884","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/0481\/7427\/files\/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-robert-ingpen_1.jpg?v=1793694779","url":"https:\/\/alexcristvault.shop\/products\/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-robert-ingpen","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}