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list price: $12.95
category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2010
ISBN:9781926613697
publisher:
Heritage House Publishing
list price: $12.95
category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2010
ISBN:9781926613697
publisher:
Heritage House Publishing
Description
For centuries, people around the world have been telling stories about tricksters—characters who solve problems by using their wits to fool others. Sometimes, these tricksters want to help people. Other times, they use their cleverness for selfish reasons. Occasionally, they aren’t as clever as they think and are themselves tricked. Although trickster tales from different countries are similar in many ways, story details, problems to be solved and the personalities of characters reflect the beliefs and values of the culture from which they come. Not only are trickster stories entertaining, they also teach readers things about themselves. And they show how, through wit and inventiveness, unlikely or underappreciated characters often can succeed.
In A Book of Tricksters, Jon C. Stott has collected traditional trickster tales from 14 different countries, including “How Anansi Brought Stories to the People” (Ghana), “How Zhao Paid His Taxes” (China), “How Kancil Built a Crocodile Bridge” (Indonesia) and “How Maui Discovered the Secret of Fire” (Hawaii).
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 8 to 16
- Grade:
- 4
Editorial Review
p class=review_text>”The stories, themselves, are told with enthusiasm and include back story information where needed. There is plenty of dialogue and action in all of these tales, and the tricks and tricksters are not always obvious, making this a delightful voyage of discovery. —Gail de Vos, CM Magazine
