Favorite Folktales from Around the World
, by Yolen, Jane
- ISBN: 9780394751887 | 0394751884
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/12/1988
A one volume collection of 160 tales from over 40 cultures and traditions, containing both classics and lesser known tales.
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.
| Acknowledgments | xiii | ||||
| Introduction | 1 | (16) | |||
| Telling Tales | 17 | (30) | |||
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| The Very Young and the Very Old | 47 | (18) | |||
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| True Loves and False | 65 | (60) | |||
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| Tricksters, Rogues, and Cheats | 125 | (42) | |||
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| The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads | 167 | (32) | |||
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| Heroes: Likely and Unlikely | 199 | (44) | |||
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| Wonder Tales, Tall Tales, and Brag | 243 | (54) | |||
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| Shape Shifters | 297 | (32) | |||
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| Not Quite Human | 329 | (26) | |||
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| Fooling The Devil | 355 | (46) | |||
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| The Getting of Wisdom | 401 | (18) | |||
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| Ghosts and Revenants | 419 | (26) | |||
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| Death and the World's End | 445 | (32) | |||
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| Notes | 477 | (18) | |||
| Permissions Acknowledgments | 495 |
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