Favorite Folktales from Around the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Favorite Folktales from Around the World write by Jane Yolen. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Favorite Folktales from Around the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
Best-Loved Folktales of the World
Best-Loved Folktales of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Best-Loved Folktales of the World write by Joanna Cole. This book was released on 1983-08-09. Best-Loved Folktales of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from all over the world is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region—West and East Europe, British Isles, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America, the Carribean and West Indies, and Central and South America—and lovingly selected from the personal favorites of folklorists and writers, this book is a major anthology in its field. Gathered together in this wide-ranging collection are familiar classics like "Snow-White" and "Sleeping Beauty," and stories that equal them from all major cultures. Together they offer magic, adventure, laughter, reflection, vivid images, and a throng of colorful characters. More important, they offer insight into the oral traditions of different cultures and deal with universal human dilemmas that span differences of age, culture, and geography. Animal fables, proverbs, ghost stories, funny tales, and tales of enchantment provide a unique reading experience for all ages. A category index groups the tales by plot and character, e.g., humorous, supernatural, and "pourquoi" tales, married couples, enchanted sweethearts, etc. Like all great literature, these tales can be read with fascination on many levels, making Best-Loved Folktales of the World a classic and enduring collection.
Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales Of Asia
Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales Of Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales Of Asia write by Ruth Wan-lau. This book was released on 2020-10-19. Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales Of Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales from Asia is a collection of eight beloved children's stories from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore. In these beautifully illustrated tales, you will meet brave heroes who outsmart others, mystical spells that enchant, talking animals that are full of mischief, and so much more.The diversity and wonder of Asia are found in these precious stories that have been passed down through generations, and now, adapted in this compilation, for your reading pleasure. These stories will not just fascinate young readers, they will also educate because they speak of admirable traits, like strength and determination, family loyalty, and and even, mysterious allegories that reveal history!
Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters
Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters write by Kathleen Ragan. This book was released on 1998. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Collects 100 tales from around the world, including Africa, Western Europe, Native American cultures, Asia, and the Middle East, that feature a heroine.
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Favorite Folktales from Around the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Favorite Folktales from Around the World write by Jane Yolen. This book was released on 1986. Favorite Folktales from Around the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of folktales drawn from over forty cultures and traditions includes classic tales from the Brothers Grimm, as well as lesser-known stories.