From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world's best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages.
With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Favorite Folktales from Around the World (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
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Book Details
Author(s)Yolen, Jane
PublisherPantheon
ISBN / ASIN0394751884
ISBN-139780394751887
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank93,156
CategoryFiction
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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