Wonder Tales from Around the World

by Heather Forest

Book Overview

PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers Selected for The Elementary School Library Collection Storytelling World Award

Traditional stories from the oral tradition, endure generation after generation because--although they are not literal--they resound in timeless truths on a human scale.

These 27 folktales from award-winning author, Heather Forest, remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874834228
• ISBN13: 9780874834222
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Excellent service!

This is a great book in very good condition. It was delivered quickly and was well packaged - altogether an excellent transaction. Thank you! As for the book itself - it is fabulous. I have had Wisdom Tales by the same author for a long time and absolutely loved it - and I had been looking forward to adding this to my collection. Although the stories don't have the same obvious moral twist as the first book - they are absorbing and well told. Heather Forest has a knack of taking folktales and rewriting them in a vivid way that makes them spring off the page. They are both excellent for reading out loud - but also for telling. A great resource book and one that I will enjoy for years to come.

A great selection of Wonder Tales

I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed the Wisdom tales(I may have accidently called the Wisdom tales Wonder tales)again, having seen Ms. Forest perform live was a great pleasure. I enjoyed all the helps provided as to how these stories were found. I hope to use these resources in my own further research. I recommend all of Ms. Forest's tapes and books for enjoyable reading and listening to teachers, parents and children. Let your imagination go and you will discover the joy of story! A great effort!