The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales From Around the World

Title

en_US The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales From Around the World

Description

en_US Retold by Naomi Adler

Creator

en_US Adler, Naomi See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Hall, Amanda

Date

2016-01-25T20:04:20Z

en_US 2010-10

en_US 2004

Date Available

2016-01-25T20:04:20Z

Date Issued

en_US 2004

Abstract

en_US Originally published as a hardbound book by Dial in the USA in 1996. The stories are from a good variety of cultures. Perhaps the most imposing illustration is that of Tilladick the giant frog sleeping after he has drunk up all the water in the world (32-33). Another prize goes to the illustration on 59 of the supposedly sick crocodile king being visited by the crocodile friendly with the monkey. See also the lovely two-page spread of Sedna, the Mother of the Sea on 70-71. There are several traditional fables included here. Never Trust a Pelican (48) is the Kalila and Dimna story of the aging pelican who lets himself, as it were, be prevailed upon to ferry fish to a safer lake. It is labeled here as a Thai story. Here the pelican carries the fish and then the crab in his beak; this twist makes the crab's attack on the pelican harder to picture. The Monkey's Heart (56) is another perennial fable; in this version it is the crocodile king who claims that he needs a monkey's heart to recover from his illness. The Musicians of Bremen (38) is also included here. The art is primitive, engaging, and colorful.

Identifier

en_US 9781841485478 (pbk.)

en_US 7217 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82491

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Barefoot Books

en_US Cambridge, MA

Subject

en_US PZ8.1.A24 Bar 2004 See all items with this value

en_US Various See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole