Enrich your child’s mind through the valuable yet entertaining lessons from Abeka presented in this 115-page book of famous fables from Aesop! As your child learns about the adventures of the rabbit and the turtle or the city mouse and the country mouse, he will learn good character traits, such as devotion and persistence. This is the sixth book (1f) in the Abeka Reading Program for grade 1. Each of the nine books gradually advances your child’s reading skills in accordance with his phonics instruction. This book gives your child practice with phonics sounds from Basic Phonics Charts 8–11 and with root words, suffixes, and compound words. Through special comprehension questions marked with an asterisk, your child will also cultivate thinking/comprehension skills and learn to apply valuable lessons to his life. Additional comprehension questions are also available in the Teacher Edition or Reading 1 Answer Key. Gr. 1.