FAIRY TALES OF EASTERN EUROPE - Hardcover

Philip, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395574560 ISBN 13: 9780395574560

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1991

Synopsis

A collection of fairy tales from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, including "God's Cockerel" and "Cinder Jack."

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Philip is a noted folklorist and anthologist who has written several books on Native American and multicultural themes for Clarion, including IN A SACRED MANNER I LIVE, which was named both a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives in England.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6 --A Slavic smorgasbord. Philip presents 22 traditional tales that have originated and appeared, in different variations, throughout the folk literature of the area and a few that have been absorbed from bordering cultures. The collection is brimming with drama, humor, pathos, adventure, and romance. Fantastic elements and such beings as Fate, Misery, Intelligence, and Luck are introduced in otherwise down-to-earth settings to match wits and grapple with their all-too-human counterparts. Versions of oft-told tales, such as ``The Twelve Months,'' ``The Flying Ship,'' and ``Wishes,'' appear--as do some more obscure selections--all told in a straightforward and entertaining style. Some of the shorter entries, such as ``The Longed-for Hedgehog,'' provide just the skeleton of the story and are not as satisfying as the more fleshed-out selections. Notes and origins of each tale are appended. Wilkes's bold, crosshatched pen-and-ink drawings are interspersed with lovely, full-page watercolor paintings that capture ethnic detail and add to the enchantment. Political and geographical boundaries may come and go, but these tales transcend such borders and continue to speak to and enrich universal audiences.
-Luann Toth, School Library Journal
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0395574560
• ISBN 13: 9780395574560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 157
• Illustrator: Wilkes Larry