Aesop's 1st Book of Childhood Adventures: Aesop's fables and other short stories: Volume 1 (Aesop's Childhood Adventures) - Softcover

Mastro, Vincent A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988679116 ISBN 13: 9780988679115

Publisher: Vangelo Media, 2012

Synopsis

Three of Aesop's fables (The Tortoise and the Hare, The Friends and the Bear, and The Crow, The Pitcher) are told from the perspective of a child observing the world and learning from it. In this truly unique series, Aesop is that child. He comes to life as an inquisitive, confident young raccoon who goes on a daily adventure and experiences each fable as it unfolds. Aesop's grandmother encourages him to go on these adventures so that he may find the answer to his many questions. Upon his return Aesop shares what he has learned with his grandmother who validates his conclusions. One of the most powerful forms of learning occurs through real life experience and self motivation. Learning begins with curiosity and succeeds only with perseverance. Unfortunately, as children grow, their curiosity and freedom of expression wanes. This book endeavors to strengthen a child's unbounded curiosity so that they feel empowered and never stop asking 'why'.

About this title

About the Author:

The life lessons of Aesop’s fables were passed to Vincent Mastro from his parents and grandparents in different stories associated with his ethnic heritage. During his teen years he learned of Aesop’s fables and realized they were indeed the source of these important messages. As a parent, he was left unsatisfied with the many classic versions of the fables because they were stark and not at all interesting to his twins. His motivation for writing this version of the fables is for the next generation of children so that they may benefit from these extraordinary, timeless messages of insight. Vincent Mastro is a father of 19 year old twins. He is a member of the board of directors for TALC, The Adolescent Leadership Council, a not for profit focused on the development of teens with chronic illnesses of all kinds. Vincent Mastro is also a software engineering manager for a fortune 100 company. He has been published multiple times in software industry publications including the prestigious ACM journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vangelo Media
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0988679116
• ISBN 13: 9780988679115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Wells Anita