Folktails: Animal Legends from Around the World

by Jan Thornhill

Travel the globe with award-winning storyteller and artist Jan Thornhill in this collection of nine folktales from around the world. Each story leads the reader from one continent to the next as one... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897066759
• ISBN13: 9781897066751
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Owlkids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A wonderful introduction to international myths and legends

Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World is a collection of brief animal-related stories from cultures around the world. Distinctively illustrated in stylized full color, Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World includes "Fox and Bear", a story from Northern Europe; "Mouse and Tapir", a story from South America; "Tortoise and Crane", a story from China; and many more. Though each tale is only a couple pages in length, the text is sufficiently advanced to be suitable for young readers almost ready to move on to chapter books. Folktales: Animal Legends from Around the World is a wonderful introduction to international myths and legends, and recommended to young animal lovers everywhere.