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The grasshopper's song : an Aesop's fable revisited / Nikki Giovanni ; [illustrated by] Chris Raschka.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 44 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 23 cmISBN:
  • 0763630217
  • 9780763630218
Other title:
  • Pre-publication title: Jimmy Grasshopper versus the Ants
Subject(s): Summary: Angry that his singing is unappreciated by the Ants who relied on his music to make their summer work easier, Jimmy Grasshopper decides to sue them for lacking respect and not acknowledging his usefulness in their lives.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Folk Tales & Fairy Tales Giovanni, Nikki Available 33111005539594
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Artfully retold by a renowned poet and illustrated with energy and charm by a Caldecott Medalist, this twist on an Aesop fable is as witty as it is satisfying.Every year the Grasshoppers sing and play their instruments and the Ants work in rhythm to the music. The crops come up smoothly, and the Ants bring in the harvest to the Grasshoppers' beat. But when winter comes, the Ants turn their backs on the Grasshoppers, and Jimmy Grasshopper finds this unfair. He's hired Robin, Robin, Robin, and Wren to sue Abigail and Nestor Ant for what he deserves - R-E-S-P-E-C-T - and a one-half share of the harvest. But will a jury of his peers agree about the worth of art?

Angry that his singing is unappreciated by the Ants who relied on his music to make their summer work easier, Jimmy Grasshopper decides to sue them for lacking respect and not acknowledging his usefulness in their lives.

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