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Lesson Plan - Teaching Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables online game at Quia
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The Complete Fables of Aesop
By Penguin Classics
In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrongdoing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of the Ancient Greeks. This definitive and fully annotated modern edition is the first translation ever to make available the complete corpus of 358 fables attributed to Aesop, displaying his humor, insight, and savage wit, as well as affording fascinating glimpses of every day life in ancient Greece.
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Aesop's Fables: Imitation in Writing
By Matt Whitling / Logos School
A collection of forty reproducible fables, each with key word outline sentence prompts and space for word definitions. This Aesop's Fables text is book one in a growing series of Imitation in Writing materials designed to teach aspiring writers the art and discipline of crafting delightful prose and poetry. Grades 3-6.
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (read online)
Lesson Plans Little Women
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Little Women
The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.
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Other books by Louisa May Alcott (read online)

Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (read online)
Lesson Plan Andersen's Fairy Tales
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The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen
Enter a magical world of tiny maidens, talking nightingales, and beautiful mermaids. This exquisite edition, illustrated by renowned illustrator Christian Birmingham, brings to life eight of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved tales: "Thumbelina," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match Girl," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling," and The Princess and the Pea." Discover the romance, humor, and wonder of Andersen's world. These classic fairy tales are retold in lyrical prose and full-color art-works, which will captivate even the youngest reader. Children and adults alike will cherish this elegant edition.
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Tom Swift and His Motor Boat by Victor Appleton (read online)
(Tom Swift and His Motor Boat is not available for sale. Tom Swift and His Air Ship is offered as an alternate.)
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Tom Swift and His Air Ship
By Victor Appleton / Applewood Books
Swift's ingenuity prompts him to build an airship, but when Tom tests the ship something goes wrong and both Tom and the ship crash to the ground.
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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Anonymous (read online)
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Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
The ragamuffin Aladdin finds an old lamp which makes his fortune; a prince disappears on a flying horse: a falcon proves wiser than a king...These tales of kings and princes, magicians, and talking beasts, which were daily entertainment in India, Persia and Arabia over a thousand years ago, are retold especially for children in this vivid, fresh collection. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
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Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (read online)
Study Guide Peter Pan
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Peter Pan
There was no way any parent could begin to imagine what would happen that fateful night. Certainly Mr. and Mrs. Darling were unprepared for what they saw through the nursery window as they returned to their three chidren, Wendy, Michael, and John, flying, chasing after a boy they had never seen before, a boy with the look of mischief all about him! Rushing up the stairs they arrived--too late. The nursery was empty and dark, the window open, and the children gone. So begins the darling children's greatest adventure--one of the most enduring fantasies of all time. With this stunning new edition of J.M. Barrie's classic tale, Scott Gustafson brings this remarkable story to life for today's children, capturing the limitless possibilities in a world of make believe. The full range of the Neverland's denizens, from magical mermaids and bumbling pirates to the dreaded Captain Hook, leap out in exquisitely detailed portraits. Hairbreadth escapes, the wonders of flight, and the secret underground world of the Lost Boys are all revealed in richly colored, dramatic scenes. And watching all over is Peter Pan, mischievous, daring, unstoppable, and unforgettable, his promise fulfilled in Gustafson' slavish illustrations: to never fade or grow old, but to always embody the eternal world of a child's imagination.
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