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  • Published: 15 October 2009
  • ISBN: 9780440422297
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School




With all the appeal of Louis Sachar's SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL, Fleming's book is engaging and entertaining -- perfect for reluctant readers. Teachers and librarians will love it too, with its cast of classroom characters that includes a lovelorn librarian, an empathic globe-trotting teacher, and a group of rambunctious students that behave in ways that cleverly illustrate Aesop-ian morals.

Here's a chapter book of contemporary fables about a rambunctious group of fourth graders and their amazing teacher—the globe-trotting, Mayan-ceremonial-robe-wearing Mr. Jupiter—that is sure to delight students and teachers alike. Kids will laugh out loud as they learn tried-and-true lessons in this funny, fast-paced book.

The fourth graders at Aesop Elementary are, well, unusual. There's Calvin Tallywong, who wants to go back to kindergarten. But when he actually gets the chance, he's forced to do the squirrel dance and wear a school bus name tag. The moral of his story? Be careful what you wish for. Then there's Amisha Spelwadi, who can spell wildebeest, no problem. But when Mr. Jupiter asks the class to spell cat, all Amisha can come up with is kat. The moral: Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 

And don't miss the class's continued adventures in The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School by Candace Fleming.

  • Published: 15 October 2009
  • ISBN: 9780440422297
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

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