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A world of stories : traditional tales for children / edited by Raymond E. Jones and Jon C. Stott.

Title
A world of stories : traditional tales for children / edited by Raymond E. Jones and Jon C. Stott.
Publication
Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Jones, Raymond E.
  • Stott, Jon C.
Description
xvi, 544 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
130 traditional stories from around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Some familiar and some less well known, they range from myths, hero tales, folktales, fairy tales and fables to stories by authors who have consciously made use of classic storytelling conventions.
Subject
  • Children's stories
  • Contes
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Histoires pour enfants
  • Tales
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Cinderella and her cousins: a tale and its variants -- Creating and shaping the world: the mythic vision -- Larger than life: tales of heroes -- Unlikely heroes: triumphs of the underdog -- Purposeful journeys: errands and quests -- Loves won and lost: tales of courtship and marriage -- It's all relative: the trials and triumphs of family life -- Living by wit: trickster tales -- Wise and foolish: tales of cleverness and stupidity -- Nature humanized: animal tales.
ISBN
019541988X :
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library