Status
Available
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Genres
Collection
Publication
Humanities Press (1992), Hardcover, 96 pages
Description
A collection of twenty-five traditional tales from countries around the world, including Iran, Brazil, and Greece.
Awards
CCBC Choices (1992)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Language
Physical description
96 p.; 10.31 inches
ISBN
0744521939 / 9780744521931
Local notes
Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the international aid agency Oxfam, the stories have been collected either in their country of origin by Oxfam field workers or from London school children by the book's editor Michael Rosen. There are animal stories from Botswana and Indonesia, ghost stories from Jamaica and Vietnam, family stories from India and southern Africa, a tale of a golden-haired Princess from Nepal, a creation myth from Brazil and many more.