Aesop's Animals: The Science Behind the Fables

by Jo Wimpenny

Book Overview

Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? What truths...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472966929
• ISBN13: 9781472966926
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"