|
|
| |
| Editors: Renata Bini and
Mikha Fiodorov |
Including more than 30 stories from
the world's six most populated continents,
this book contains beloved tales from
ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt as well
as favorites stories from the British
Isles, Scandinavia, and the Americas
and lesser-known tales from such countries
as Japan, India, and Uganda.
Each story is brief — great
for bedtime read-alouds or story hours — and
filled with heroes, animals, gods, and
monsters who are sure to keep readers
and listeners enthralled.
This lavishly illustrated collection
captures the intrigue and imagination
that have kept these stories alive throughout
the centuries.
|
From Publishers Weekly
From the Judgment of Paris to Algonquian tales of Gluskap, the grandly
scaled (9 x 12/") A World Treasury of Myths, Legends, and
Folktales: Stories from Six Continents, edited by Renata Bini,
trans. from the Italian by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren, illus. by Mikhail
Fiodorov, retells 33 stories from every continent except Antarctica. Dynamic
color illustrations on every page reflect the provenance of each tale--e.g.,
pictures accompanying a story about the gods Izanagi and Izanami suggest
a traditional Japanese style, while those for a tale of Isis and Osiris
share the same perspective and style as Egyptian tomb paintings.
© 1997-2005 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. |
|
| Ages 9-12 |
$24.95 (hardcover)
 |
|
|
|
|
|
E-mail: