Idries Shah

The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water -- El Leon Que Se Vio en El Agua Idries Shah

Publisher Marketing: When the good-natured Share the Lion, King of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until he finally learns to overcome his fear. Children learn through Share how to deal positively with the fears and inhibitions that so often arise from situations they may not yet understand. This is one of a series of stories collected by Idries Shah - a Teaching-Story - used for hundreds of years in the East as an educational instrument to help children understand life. This story was originally told by the 13th century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi. Ingrid Rodriguez's beautiful illustrations bring the animals in the story to life with warmth and humor and distinctive richness of expressive detail. La historia de Share el Rey Leon y sus amigos de la selva va a entretener y a ensenar a los ninos del Occidente como lo ha hecho con los ninos del Oriente durante muchos siglos. Esta historia proporciona una herramienta con la cual podrian superar miedos muchas veces causados por el comportamiento de otras personas o por hechos aun dificiles de entender. Cuando Ingrid Rodriguez ilustro este cuento les dio vida a los animales con humor y calidez. Sus ilustraciones muestran la gran cantidad de detalles infimos, e inesperados, caracteristicos de su estilo de trabajo." Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 10/10/2005 pg. 65 (EAN 9781883536718, Hardcover) School Library Journal 10/01/2005 pg. 79 (EAN 9781883536718, Hardcover)