Black Cats and White Wedding Dresses: Folk Customs (North American Folklore for Youth)

Arkham, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1422224910 ISBN 13: 9781422224915

Publisher: Mason Crest

Synopsis

An introduction to folk beliefs found in North America, including those having to do with predicting the future, the weather, and good/bad luck.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-This series does not live up to its potential. It is not quite a collection of stories or an explanation of folk traditions, and it does not truly cover North America. The books range from largely neglecting Mexico and Canada to covering folklore around the world in very general terms. Black Cats is the most successful of the volumes, with Arkham collecting regionally distinct folk customs across the U. S. and Canada. But even that title, with its long introductory prose section with few illustrations, struggles. Sirens is a helpful blend of history and legendary stories, but includes fewer elements of folklore than the other titles. Snedeker's titles are more problematic, with less focus on the topics and a slight Christian bias in Celebrations. The color photos, reproductions, and illustration add little to the texts.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mason Crest
• ISBN 10: 1422224910
• ISBN 13: 9781422224915
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48