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Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea
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Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea Paperback - 1989

by Frances Carpenter


Summary

The Korean people, like the Chinese, possess a folklore tradition as colorful and captivating as any in the world, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen.

In her best-selling book for young readers, Frances Carpenter collects thirty-two classic stories from the land of Korea: the woodcutter and the old men of the mountain; the puppy who saved his village from a tiger; the singing girl who danced the Japanese General into the deep river; Why the Dog and Cat are Not friends; and even a more familiar tale of the clever rabbit who outsmarted the tortoise.The children of the Kim family sit at their beloved Grandmother's knee to listen to these and other traditional folk tales which are rooted in thousands of years of Korean culture.

From the publisher

This multicultural children's book presents classic Korean fairy tales and other folk stories--providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture. The Korean people possess a folklore tradition as colorful and captivating as any in the world, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen. In her best-selling book for young readers, Frances Carpenter collects thirty-two classic Korean children's stories from the "Land of the Morning Calm": the woodcutter and the old men of the mountain; the puppy who saved his village from a tiger; the singing girl who danced the Japanese General into the deep river; Why the Dog and Cat are Not friends; and even a more familiar tale of the clever rabbit who outsmarted the tortoise. The children of the Kim family sit at their beloved Grandmother's knee to listen to these and other traditional folk tales which are rooted in thousands of years of Korean culture.

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  • Title Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea
  • Author Frances Carpenter
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 318
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, U.S.A.
  • Date 1989-12-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780804810432 / 0804810435
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.1 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 12.95 x 2.79 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 930
  • Library of Congress subjects Folklore - Korea, Tales - Korea
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 72077515
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.2

About the author

For many years Frances Carpenter traveled and worked with her father, Frank Carpenter, a journalist and author of the famous Carpenter's Geographical Readers.
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