FEATURES & DETAILS:
- 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 and available online. Title-specific guides are also 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)
FULL REVIEWS
School Library Journal (February 2008)
Gr 3-6-This series offers an engaging look at folktales from around the world. John Henry tells the story of America during its westward expansion. The Chief and the Carpenter, a cautionary tale about reputation-building and protecting the environment, perfectly captures the flavor of the Caribbean. The Enchanted Lion is a Grimm fairy tale in which a human is cursed by a witch and the spell is broken by a beautiful woman's kiss. Cap O' Rushes is almost Cinderella-like with three daughters dancing at three balls with a handsome man who doesn't know that Cap O' Rushes is his kitchen maid. The Crown and the Sceptre has a wonderful folktale twist in which a beggar becomes a rich man and the rich man becomes a beggar. In The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, the world of Hans Christian Andersen comes alive with figurines and wall art that can talk and move when humans aren't around. 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.
Copyright 2008 School Library Journal. Used with permission.