Tales of Tricksters

Nine short traditional and very entertaining folktales about tricksters, featuring selections from around the world.Trickster is a marvelous, mischievous, and energetic character found in various disguises in folktales from all around the world. Tricksters do things that are both foolish and wise, often at the same time. Best of all, a trickster's adventures can inspire us to use our own cleverness to outsmart the bullies of the world while creating some fun along the way.The nine tricksters in this volume come from all points of the globe, including: Persia ("The Smuggler"), India ("The Alligator and the Jackal"), Poland ("The Court Jester"), and France ("Reynard and the Fisherman").

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: August House Publishers
Published: 03/02/2006
ISBN: 9780874836448
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.49h x 5.25w x 0.24d

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2001 pg. 2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 66435 / Tales of Tricksters
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1