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Korean children's favorite stories : fables, myths and fairy tales / written by Kim So-un ; illustrated by Jeong Kyoung-Sim.
This multicultural Korean children's book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories-providing insight into a vibrant literary culture. This is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just as they have been for generations. Some are Korean-specific, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans. These Korean fables pulsate with the rhythm of life and the seasons, transporting the reader to a wonderland where ants talk, a baby rabbit outwits a tiger, a tree fathers a child, and a toad saves a whole village.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780804850209 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0804850208 (hardback)
- Physical Description: 63 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Contents / Notes
| Formatted Contents Note: | The story bag -- The pheasant, the dove, and the magpie -- The bridegroom's shopping -- The bad tiger -- The great flood -- The pumpkin seeds -- The tiger and the rabbit -- The green leaf -- The three little girls -- The snake and the toad -- The grateful tiger -- The three princesses -- The disowned student. |
| Target Audience Note: | 6-9 years old. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Korean. |
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| Genre: | Folk tales. Juvenile works. Folk tales. |
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