Favorite Folktales from Around the World

Favorite Folktales from Around the World - Paperback

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Favorite Folktales from Around the World - Paperback

Favorite Folktales from Around the World - Paperback

by Jane Yolen
$23.00
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Book Overview

by Jane Yolen (Author)

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.

With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Front Jacket

A one volume collection of 160 tales from over 40 cultures and traditions, containing both classics and lesser known tales.

Author Biography

JANE YOLEN is the author of more than three hundred books, including children's fiction, poetry, short stories, graphic novels, fantasy, and science fiction. Her books include Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Honors she has received include the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.

Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.33 x 9.21 x 6.02 IN
Publication Date: August 12, 1988
ISBN9780394751887
Author Jane Yolen
PublisherPantheon Books
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 1988
LanguageENG- English
Pages512
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Jane Yolen is the beloved author of more than 365 books for children and adults, including award-winning picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to two Nebula Awards and a National Book Award nomination, she has received a Golden Kite from SCBWI, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, and the California Young Reader Medal. Yolen's How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? was an ALA Notable Book and a Christopher Medal winner. The book has gone on to become a widely popular bestselling series. She lives in Western Massachusetts.

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