More Stories to Solve: Fifteen Folktales from Around the World

Shannon, George

ISBN 10: 0606065822 ISBN 13: 9780606065825

Publisher: Demco Media, 1994

Synopsis

Fifteen brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented

About this title

About the Author:

George Shannon is a popular storyteller and former children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Tomorrow's Alphabet, Lizard's Guest, and White Is for Blueberry. Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book. George Shannon lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-- Shannon and Sis again bring together a collection of folkloric riddles, replicating the previous format and success of their Stories to Solve (Greenwillow, 1985). Each of the 15 selections comes from a different culture, with the source usually identified in the text of the riddle or discernible from visual clues in the accompanying illustrations. Further information is provided at the end of the book. The tales vary in difficulty, although the answers are generally contained within the text. The weakest one involves a banker who cheats a Brahman; unlike the others, the solution lies in moral, rather than logical, reasoning. Sis's stylized pen-and-ink drawings support the stories and entertain. Overall, a satisfying gathering of brain teasers, sure to please riddle lovers and especially useful for teachers introducing the global village concept through world folklore. --Dorothy Houlihan, White Plains Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Demco Media
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0606065822
• ISBN 13: 9780606065825
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64