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"A Paula Wiseman book." |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 141). |
Contents |
How to Love a Story: An Introduction -- The Gingerbread Man (America) -- The Turnip (Russia) -- Lazy Jack England) -- The Little Red Hen England) -- The Little Old Lady Who Lost Her Dumplings (Japan) -- The Bremen Town Musicians (Germany/Brothers Grimm) -- Tops and Bottoms (Africa/America) -- The Old Woman and Her Pig (England) -- Stone Soup (France/Portugal) -- Rosechild (Jane Yolen) -- The Lion and the Mouse (Greece/Aesop) -- The Mean Tiger and the Hare (Korea) -- The Grasshopper and the Ant Greece/Aesop) -- The Ugly Duckling Denmark/Hans Christian Andersen) -- The Tortoise and the Hare (Greece/Aesop) -- The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (Greece/Aesop) -- Plip, Plop (Tibet) -- The Hen and the Big, Bad Fox (Ireland) -- Noah's Ark (Israel/Old Testament) -- The Sow, the Mare, and the Cow Jane Yolen) -- The Determined Tortoise and the World's Wisdom West Africa) -- Silly Wishes (Sweden) -- The Shoemaker and the Elves (Germany) -- Stonecutter (Japan) -- Ali's Wretched Sack (Iran/A Sufi Story) -- The Two Neighbors (France) -- The Golden Goose (Germany/Brothers Grimm) -- The Merman's Sock (Denmark) -- How Anansi Spider Got All His Stories (Africa) -- The Sweet Porridge Pot (Germany/Brothers Grimm -- Brave Marietta (Italy) -- Frog Prince Germany/Brothers Grimm). |
Summary |
A collection of thirty shareable fairy tales, folk tales, and fables from around the world that includes magic tales, homey tales, animal tales, and two tales by Jane Yolen. |
Genre |
Fiction.
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Fairy tales.
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Folk tales.
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Add'l Names |
Dyer, Jane, illustrator.
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Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, creator.
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Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, creator.
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, creator.
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Aesop, creator.
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Other title |
Tales from around the world, perfect for sharing |
ISBN |
9781416971726
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9781416971726
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1416971726
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