Age
5-14
Grade
K-8
Kim So-Un, Jeong Kyoung-Sim
Korean Children's Favorite Stories
Hardcover
(Tuttle Publishing April 15, 2004)
, First Printing edition
This colorfully illustrated multicultural Korean children's book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.
Korean Children's Favorite Stories is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just as they have been for generations. Some are Korean-specific, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans.
These Korean fables pulsate with the rhythm of life and the seasons, transporting the reader to a wonderland where ants talk, a baby rabbit outwits a tiger, a tree fathers a child, and a toad saves a whole village.
Korean stories include:
Korean Children's Favorite Stories is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just as they have been for generations. Some are Korean-specific, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans.
These Korean fables pulsate with the rhythm of life and the seasons, transporting the reader to a wonderland where ants talk, a baby rabbit outwits a tiger, a tree fathers a child, and a toad saves a whole village.
Korean stories include:
- The Story Bag
- The Pheasant, the Dove, and the Magpie
- The Bridegroom's Shopping
- The Bad Tiger
- The Great Flood
- The Pumpkin Seeds
- The Grateful Tiger
- The Three Princesses
- And more…
- Series
- Children's Favorite Stories
- ISBN
- 0804835918 / 9780804835916
- Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 0.8 in.
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