| Asian Tales and Tellers Contributor(s): Spagnoli, Cathy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874835267 ISBN-13: 9780874835267 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $18.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: More than 30 stories from the rich Asian cultural panorama illuminate the wisdom and humor of Eastern cultures. In her search for stories, Cathy Spagnoli has slid through Indian rice fields, sipped sake with Japanese epic singers, met with monks in Thailand and Korea, and hiked the Himalayas with Tibetan dancers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.41" W x 8.38" (0.54 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 49115 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than thirty stories from the rich Asian cultural panorama In this abundant and kaleidoscopic collection, Spagnoli includes stories from Spagnoli includes stories from Japan, India, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Tibet, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Burma, and Nepal. After offering a brief look at modern Asian storytellers practicing traditional storytelling styles, she arranges the stories around dominant Asian themes such as harmony and friendship.Cathy Spagnoli often heard storytelling in her Italian-German home, but discovered it as a life path later in Asia. In her search for stories, she has slid through Indian rice fields, sipped sake with Japanese epic singers, met with monks in Thailand and Korea, and hiked the Himalayas with Tibetan dancers. Spagnoli first visited Asia in 1970 and has lived in, or traveled to, that part of the world frequently. Her cross-cultural storytelling work has been funded by The Japan Foundation, The Korea Society, the United States Information Agency, UNESCO, and other cultural institutions. |