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Agnés Varda
Agnes Varda was a French filmmaker and one of the key figures in cinema’s New Wave movement. Born in Belgium, Varda moved to France in her teens and later studied photography at the École des Beaux-…Bernard C. Bert Kuczynski Biography
Bernard C. “Bert” KuczynskiAge: 77 became the first athlete to play pro football and baseball in the same season when he suited up for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Lions in…2010 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children…Peter Foy 2005 Deaths
Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…Aesop's Fables: The Prophet
by Aesop The Lion and the AssThe Hound and the HareThe Prophet A Prophet sat in the market-place and told the fortunes of all who cared to engage his services. Suddenly there came running…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Goat
by Aesop The Archer and the LionThe Sick StagThe Wolf and the Goat A Wolf caught sight of a Goat browsing above him on the scanty herbage that grew on the top of a steep rock; and being…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher
by Aesop The Lion and the MouseThe Boys and the FrogsThe Crow and the Pitcher A thirsty Crow found a Pitcher with some water in it, but so little was there that, try as she might, she…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Man Bitten by an Ant
by Aesop The Ploughman and the WolfThe Wily LionMercury and the Man Bitten by an Ant A Man once saw a ship go down with all its crew, and commented severely on the injustice of the gods. "…Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and His Dogs
by Aesop The Gnat and the LionThe Eagle and the FoxThe Farmer and His Dogs A Farmer was snowed up in his farmstead by a severe storm, and was unable to go out and procure provisions for…Aesop's Fables: Hercules and Plutus
by Aesop The Lion, the Wolf, and the FoxThe Fox and the LeopardHercules and Plutus When Hercules was received among the gods and was entertained at a banquet by Jupiter, he responded…