Gray Heroes: Elder Tales from Around the World - Softcover

Yolen, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140276181 ISBN 13: 9780140276183

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

Synopsis

We think of folktales as stories for the young, but around the world many tales are told of wily, resourceful, and courageous older people. Award-winning folklorist and storyteller Jane Yolen described in "Newsweek" as the "Hans Christian Andersen of America" has collected seventy-five stories from the world's storehouse of folklore to inspire and amuse elders and youngsters of all ages. Ranging from short, pithy parables to longer folktales and origin myths, these stories prove you're never too old to find love, play tricks, teach a lesson, learn from others, and even cheat death. A welcome antidote to our youth-obsessed culture, "Gray Heroes" celebrates the riches of wisdom that only experience can furnish. Collected by an internationally known author of children's books and editor of "Favorite Folktales from Around the World," this treasury of elder tales will prove an irresistible and long-lasting source of humor, inspiration, and wisdom.

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of over 75 stories of the world's folklore. Ranging grom short, pithy parables to longer folktales and myths, these stories prove you're never too old to find love, play tricks, tach a lesson, learn from others, and even cheat death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140276181
• ISBN 13: 9780140276183
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256