Shea, Therese,

Fables, myths, and legends / Therese M. Shea. - 24 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm. - Let's learn about literature .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Telling tales -- Famous stories -- Fables teach -- The hare and the tortoise -- Myths explain -- Myths and nature -- Apollo and the sun -- Looking into legends -- George Washington and the cherry tree.

This book defines fables, myths, and legends and provides famous examples of each type of literature. Readers will discover the important link between the stories and the cultures they come from. A fun final activity encourages readers to create a comic book of their favorite tale, which requires exercising several skills of the English Language Arts Common Core standards. Fables, myths, and legends have withstood the test of time. Readers of all ages still delight in these stories, which have at least a hint of fiction if not a heavy dose. This accessible book defines fables, myths, and legends and provides famous examples of each type of literature. Readers will discover the important link between the stories and the cultures they come from. A fun final activity encourages readers to create a comic book of their favorite tale, which requires exercising several skills of the English Language Arts Common Core standards. --Amazon

Grade School


Text in English

9780766096103 (library bound) 9780766095953 (pbk.) 9780766095977 (6 pack)

2017045117


Fables--Juvenile literature.
Mythology--Juvenile literature.
Legends--Juvenile literature.

PN980 / .S54 2019

398.2 Sh313 2019