Animated Tales of the World Series
FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Closed-Captioned
- Color, Animated
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
For sale in U.S. and Canada only-- From South Africa to Singapore to Scotland, travel the world across time and place to experience the stories that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years. Animated Tales of the World is a multicultural collection of folktales that includes funny trickster tales, heartwarming stories of romance, cautionary tales in which a valuable lesson is learned and stories of conflict where good must prevail over evil. Each folktale has been carefully chosen, researched and linked to its modern-day place of origin. Through engaging storytelling and animation as diverse as the cultures themselves, you will be captivated by these creative adaptations. A teacher’s guide for the series is included & available online. Title-specific guides are available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"Each of these tales is carefully crafted to impart the flavor of the country of origin, with animation and music perfectly reflecting the original fairy tale or folktale. A wonderful series for folktale lovers and storytellers." - School Library Journal (Feb 2008)TITLES IN THIS SERIES:
Arabia: The Crown and the Sceptre
Armenia: The Shoemaker’s Son
Australia: Bad Baby Amy
Burkina Faso: The Tyrant and the Child
Canada: Timoon and the Narwhal
Caribbean: The Chief and the Carpenter
Catalonia: The Manairons
China: The Magic Gourd
China: The Magic Paintbrush
