Favorite Folktales from Around the World
by Jane Yolen
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This collection of folktales drawn from over forty cultures and traditions includes classic tales from the Brothers Grimm, as well as lesser-known stories.Tags
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Favorite folktales from around the world is a great source for people to learn and understand the myths, legends, and stories of many different cultures around the world. This brings a sense of connection and diversity to the persons language development because they are learning about many different stories related to different traditions and cultures.
This book has many different tales from around the world. It has different themes which are in each tale. I would use this book to show children how different cultures used to tell stories. I would recommend this book to children in grades 4 and up.
The title says it all. It is a book made up of lots of tales from all over the world. Divided by theme, it is great for casual reading or just to broaden your knowledge of fairytales.
A fine addition to my folk and faerie tale collection.
“From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world’s best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages.” Source: https://beautifulbooks.info/pantheon
This is a superb effort to collect the origins of the world... A book of books, an edition or children that there are just a few...
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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Favorite Folktales from Around the World
- Original publication date
- 1986 (anthology) (anthology)
- Epigraph
- When the heart overflows, it comes out through the mouth. —Ethiopian proverb
- Dedication
- For the members of the Western New England Storytellers' Guild
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- 950
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- Reviews
- 6
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- (4.15)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
