{"product_id":"the-battle-of-the-frogs-and-the-mice-a-homeric-fable-paperback","title":"The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFred Gwynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will never see war the same way after reading this extraordinary retelling of an ancient Greek fable about a tragically unnecessary battle between mice and frogs. With haunting illustrations, this miniature masterpiece ranks with \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the greatest parables of human foibles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1962, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Frogs and the Mice\u003c\/i\u003e tells in words and pictures a classic tale of the foolhardiness of war. When Crum-snatcher, a Mouse, cautiously mounts the back of Puff-jaw, King of the Frogs, to explore the Frogs' pond, the Mouse meets with a disaster which soon brings the two nations into mortal conflict. The course of this tempest in a teapot is developed with wit to assume heroic proportions, and the battle of this small world becomes the story of wars through the ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Martin has made an imaginative, free adaptation of a fable originally ascribed to Homer, but now believed to have been written about three hundred years after him by an unknown author. The book's events are brilliantly depicted by the drawings of Fred Gwynne, a versatile artist known for his role as Herman Munster in the sit-com hit\u003ci\u003e The Munsters\u003c\/i\u003e. Gwynne's haunting and unsparingly illustrations portray this chronicle from its pastoral beginning to its bitter end. Together, Martin and Gwynne have made a book of grim delight for adults and young readers alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a numerous biographies, references books, and works on opera and law. He is the author of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Opera Companion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century Opera: A Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. He originally published \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Frogs and the Mice\u003c\/i\u003e with Dodd, Mead in 1962. Martin lives in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Gwynne\u003c\/b\u003e, the book's artist, was also noted author, illustrator, singer, and actor. He was best-known for his portrayal of Herman Munster on the 1960s sit-com classic \u003ci\u003eThe Munsters\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984054845741,"sku":"9780399162855","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/srlUWxFNTL9780399162855.webp?v=1776081643","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-battle-of-the-frogs-and-the-mice-a-homeric-fable-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}