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Synopsis
Two bear cubs who insist on having equal shares of everything find their journey to see the world beset by constant bickering until a sly fox puts an end to their rivalry
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[Editor's note: The following is a combined review with THE BLUE JACKAL & THE FOOLISH LION, JOHN HENRY, and WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN.] -- One of the joys of folktales is that the heroes and heroines come in all shapes and sizes. Those who live by their wits are a remarkable group of characters. This collection of folktales includes memorable examples. In Two Greedy Bears, Mirra Ginsburg retells the Hungarian tale of two affable bear cubs who exist in a state of one-upmanship and who are ultimately tricked out of their cheese by the sly and crafty fox. Their voices are childlike and boastful, and the listener can just picture the cubs posturing and pouting as they try to outdo each other. Their answers in unison to the fox are spectacular, but the fox is triumphant in his final bite. The Karadi tales offer two resourceful animals from Indian folklore. First a young hare, questioning, eager, and crafty, outsmarts the pompous lion who feeds on all the animals of the jungle. Then, a jackal falls in with a pot of blue dye and comes out the wiser, eventually. That a mother and son combination outwit the strange and scary creature of the Southern swamps is the triumph of Wiley and the Hairy Man. Wiley's mother is confident and cunning as she helps her son devise three ways to trick the Hairy Man, and this confidence echoes in Wiley's voice as he faces his nemesis. And the voice of the Hairy Man is just scary enough! There's no doubt that the hero is of exceptional size and capability in John Henry. Denzel Washington is friendly, conversational, and colloquial as he shares this tall tale. Who but John Henry could "bust out of his baby shoes" or drive steel "like it was going out of style"? Since John Henry "couldn't hammer without singing," Washington does, too! Listening to each of these folktales brings great pleasure and the suggestion to use wit and wisdom in our own lives. While listening, be sure to savor the exceptional artwork of Molly Bang in Wiley and the Hairy Man and B.B. King's musical accompaniment to John Henry. A.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
From Publishers Weekly
A clever fox teaches two bickering bear cubs a valuable lesson as he gobbles down their breakfast, in this whimsical adaptation of a Hungarian folktale. Ages 4-8.
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- PublisherLive Oak Media (NY)
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0874995051
- ISBN 13 9780874995053
- BindingPaperback
- IllustratorAruego Jose, Dewey Ariane
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