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Includes simplified retellings of seven traditional tales featuring animal characters.

Retellings of ten traditional animal tales from around the world.

A bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the gryphon and the chimera.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.