Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 712

by Gail De Vos

Book Overview

Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563081903
• ISBN13: 9781563081903
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12