A World Full of Animal Stories

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Call Number: J 398.22 McA
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 398.22 McA	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 398.22 McA	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Retells fifty animal-themed tales from around the world.
Contents: Ten little ostriches. -- Why the cheetah's cheeks are stained with tears. -- Why hippo lives in water. -- Ananse and the python. -- Ants and the treasure. -- Leopard and the ram. -- Why the warthog is ugly. -- Elephant and the blind men. -- White butterfly. -- Country of the mice.

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A beautiful and interesting book of folktales and legends submitted by hadleysnicole on June 26, 2018, 7:21am A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 favourite animal folk tales, myths and legends by Angela McAllister is a beautiful and interesting book of folktales and legends that celebrate animals and culture. These stories are brought to life as the reader travels the globe to Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia and Oceania.

It is a book full of cultural stories, with strong messages and wonderful illustrations. Familiar stories such as The Billy Goats Gruff, The Nightingale, and The Ugly Duckling are in the book so the reader will learn where those stories came from. In the contents guide it has each of the stories listed under the continent they belong to, with the country that relates to the story in brackets next to its title, which is useful for finding a specific story or learning about a certain region.

The stories are not long, which makes it perfect for bedtime stories. One story a night will give your child something to think and talk about. This would also would be great for the classroom, particularly when learning about different cultural stories and traditions.