Chanticleer and the fox /
by Geoffrey Chaucer ; adapted and illustrated by Barbara Cooney.

Description

Main Author

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

Related Names

Lumiansky, R. M. (Robert Mayer), 1913-1987.
Cooney, Barbara, 1917-2000, adapter,

Language(s)

English

Published

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Co., c1958.

Subjects

Caldecott Medal.
Animals > Animals / Fiction.
Farm life > Farm life / Juvenile fiction.
Flattery > Flattery / Juvenile fiction.
Pride and vanity > Pride and vanity / Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Animals / Juvenile fiction.
Foxes > Foxes / Juvenile fiction.
Roosters > Roosters / Juvenile fiction.
Fables.

Summary

A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

Note

"Adaptation of the 'Nun's priest's tale' from the Canterbury tales translated by Robert Mayer Lumiansky."--T.p. verso.

Physical Description

[36] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm

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