Mother and Daughter Tales (Abbeville Anthology)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789202816 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Full-color illustrations throughout.. Familiar stories like Demeter and Persephone are included, along with a host of international tales that will be new to most readers. A lavishly illustrated anthology of 12 traditional stories from all over the world, this captivating new book focuses on girls whose mothers teach them to face life with a marvelous spirit of adventure
Global folktales of empowered girls & individuation. A Customer Liked the global nature of the stories. Offers insights into different cultures. The stories themselves are well-written, beautifully illustrated, suitable for elementary school age girls. These stories are not the kind of love and partnership stories I'd hoped for however. They do include nasty stepmothers and are more about the process of girls claiming their own power, identity and rite of passage. If re
Ages 6-12. From Publishers Weekly Part of the Abbeville Anthology series, this pedestrian retelling of 10 folktales from around the world, all about mothers and daughters, is given a critical boost by Cann's luxuriant illustrations. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. In the space of a few sentences, for example, the author describes how nymphs "fled in fright," as Demeter, whose heart is "frozen with fear," is also "frantic with fear." Cann's delicate watercolors include an inviting montage of motifs from various cultures. Surrounding each tale are intricate borders that feature, variously, red Chinese dragons, pale Japanese apple blossoms or vivid Eastern European embroidery patterns. While her figures occasionally look stiff or awkward, Cann's strong and inventive designs seem to burst from each page. . Evetts-Secke