The Young Oxford Book of Folk-tales
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The Young Oxford Book of Folk-tales by Kevin Crossley-Holland
This is a collection of 35 folk tales from all over the world. You'll meet ghosts, spirits, robbers, princesses, sharks, and tigers, wealthy sultans and hungry peasants, fair maidens and cackling witches, rainbow birds and laughing fish. The stories are romantic, funny, sad, exciting, miraculous, and exotic. They vary in style and content, from the familiar The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, to the surprising, such as the Yoruba tale Onieye and King Olu Dotun's Daughter. The stories are arranged by place of origin, covering all five continents. We circle the world, moving from one country to another, and travel through history, from long-past centuries to a place where time has no meaning. And through it all we are moved from tears to laughter, from fear to hope and understanding. The volume is copiously illustrated with handsome black-and-white illustrations.Kevin Crossley-Holland is a poet, historical novelist for children, and authority on traditional tale who has presented many BBC radio programs and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. He is the President of the School Library Association, an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, a
patron of the Society of Storytelling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His Arthur trilogy was translated into 25 languages, and has sold well over one million copies worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192781413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192781413 |
| Title | The Young Oxford Book of Folk-tales |
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1998-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 222 |
| Prizes | Winner of Carnegie Medal 1985 |
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