Cautionary Tales & Bad Child's Book of Beasts

By Hilaire Belloc

Naughty children were never funnier than the young rowdies of these Cautionary Tales. In rhyming couplets, accompanied by hilarious drawings, a celebrated wit recounts the perilous consequences of telling lies, slamming doors, and playing with guns. Bad Child's Book of Beasts, an illustrated A-to-Z bestiary with droll observations on wildlife, features a series of droll observations on wildlife. The Polar Bear is unaware Of cold that cuts me through For why? He has a coat of hair. I wish I had one too A prolific author whose interests ranged from politics and religion to travel and poetry, Hilaire Belloc wrote these classics at the turn of the twentieth century. Generations of readers of all ages have adored their amusing advice on juvenile manners and their jolly parodies of Victorian attitudes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486467856
• ISBN13: 9780486467856
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6