Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen
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Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen by Jacob Grimm
These 27 world-famous fairy tales have inspired countless adaptations in many languages and all public media and have, for millions of people, become an integral part of childhood. Included are such favorites as Hansel and Gretel, The Brave Little Tailor, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White as well as less familiar ones: The Danced-Out Shoes, The Golden Bird, The Six Swans, Mother Holle, and Straw, Coal and Bean. Stanley Appelbaum provides excellent English translations on pages facing the original German, allowing students to read some of the finest stories of the Brothers Grimm in the original while simultaneously improving their German language skills.
Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother, Wilhelm, are most famous for their classical collections of folk songs and folktales, especially Children's and Household Tales, which is generally known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) and his brother, Jacob, are most famous for their classical collections of folk songs and folktales, especially Children's and Household Tales, which is generally known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French author who is best known for his Stories or Tales from Times Past, with Morals: Tales of Mother Goose, which opened up fairytales as a new literary genre.
Julia Whelan, a former child actress best known for her award-winning work on ABC's Once and Again, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of 2010. Her flawless narration of Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album.
Julia Whelan, a former child actress best known for her award-winning work on ABC's Once and Again, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of 2010. Her flawless narration of Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486424743 |
| ISBN 10 | 048642474X |
| Title | Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen |
| Author | Jacob Grimm |
| Series | Dover Dual Language German Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2003-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |