Literary Criticism Children's Literature
A World of Stories
Traditional Tales for Children
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- Children's Literature
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195419887
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $93.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
A World of Stories is a collection of myths, hero tales, folk tales, and fables adapted for children (along with modern stories that adapt conventions from these genres). The approximately 130 selections provide students with essential multicultural texts. The wide range of importantselections are drawn from around the world, offering students in today's ethnically diverse classrooms a more balanced picture of children's literature than is offered by existing collections, which tend to focus solely on the Western tradition.
About the authors
Raymond E. Jones' profile page
Jon C. Stott is an English professor emeritus from the University of Alberta. His interests include writing about sports, children’s literature and beer. In 1973, he wrote the Western Hockey League’s official 25th-anniversary commemorative magazine, and he has since authored three books on minor-league sports, including Hockey Night in Dixie and Ice Warriors. He has four publications on the study of children’s literature, and in 2010, he retold stories from many lands in the children’s book A Book of Tricksters. Jon’s beer guidebook, Beer Quest West, profiles all the microbreweries in BC and Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Please visit www.beerquestwest.com.
