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Tales of a Korean Grandmother

by Frances Carpenter

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Publisher Comments:

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.

Synopsis:

The children of the Kim family knew of many ways to spend the long, leisurely days in the Inner Court, but best of all they liked to hear the stories of their wise old grandmother Halmoni. Korea, the little country that for centuries was 'like a bone between two dogs, ' proudly cherishes a folklore as colorful and intriguing as those of its neighbors China and Japan. And Halmoni knew all the wonderful fairy tales and folk tales that were the cream of thousands of years of Korean Life.

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32 rich Korean folktales told against the backdrop-past and present-of one family and their life

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A Korean grandmother tells her grandchildren the traditional tales and legends of their country.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780804810432
Subtitle:
32 Traditional Tales from Korea
Author:
Carpenter, Frances
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Location:
Rutland, Vt.
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Mythology and folklore
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Asian
Subject:
Tales
Subject:
Folk-lore, korean
Subject:
Folklore -- Korea.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Tales -- Korea.
Subject:
Children s Fairy Tales-General
Subject:
Children s-General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Tut Books. L
Series Volume:
v. 54
Publication Date:
19891215
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
bandw illus throughout
Pages:
318
Dimensions:
8 x 5.25 in 12 oz
Age Level:
04-08

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"Synopsis" by , The children of the Kim family knew of many ways to spend the long, leisurely days in the Inner Court, but best of all they liked to hear the stories of their wise old grandmother Halmoni. Korea, the little country that for centuries was 'like a bone between two dogs, ' proudly cherishes a folklore as colorful and intriguing as those of its neighbors China and Japan. And Halmoni knew all the wonderful fairy tales and folk tales that were the cream of thousands of years of Korean Life.
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32 rich Korean folktales told against the backdrop-past and present-of one family and their life
"Synopsis" by , A Korean grandmother tells her grandchildren the traditional tales and legends of their country.
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