Mongolian Folktales (World Folklore Series) - Hardcover

Jamba, Dashdondog; Dashdondog, Borolzoi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591587263 ISBN 13: 9781591587262

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2009

Synopsis

From the descendants of the Huns and the mighty warrior, Chinggis Khan (or, as he is known to Westerners, Genghis Khan), and the land of the steppes and the Gobi Desert, come tales of passion, strife, magic, and laughter. This collection of traditional Mongolian folktales, the only one of its kind currently available in English, features more than 60 fascinating stories, ranging from The Legend of the Magic Bone and Seven Brown Mice to The Dreaming Boy and A Fiery Red Khan. The tales are organized in chapters that cover legends, myths, animal tales, magical tales, stories of life conditions, and humor. In addition, the authors provide an introduction to Mongolia, games, recipes, color photos, and notes on the stories. All levels.

About this title

Book Description:

Enchant readers and listeners with more than 60 tales from Mongolia.

About the Author:

DASHDONDOG, the leading children's book writer and storyteller of Mongolia and founder of the Mongolian Mobile Library, which is part of the Mongolian section of IBBY. It won IBBY's Asahi Shimbun Prize in 2006, and is featured in the children's book My Librarian is a Camel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1591587263
• ISBN 13: 9781591587262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Pellowski Anne