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Title: Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan, Jane Yolen ISBN: 0-393-32046-4 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: highly useful and thoughtful collection
Comment: This book is a much needed addition to the world of multicultural and feminist stories. Because the author has broadened her definition of heroine to include qualities traditionally attributed to women and subsequently denigrated by the society, the book succeeds in bringing us new definitions of what it means to be a successful human being. Honoring qualities like creating a "hearth" for a family, kindness, perseverance and cleverness rather than physical strength (though delightful tales featuring female strength are included too!),Ragan brings to our attention stories that celebrate feminine qualities. As a storyteller, I have found stories that I can use immediately to build my repertoire of performance pieces. The care with which Ragan has sought out those sources closest to the oral tradition makes the storyteller's job of "translating" written text to oral performance much easier. I highly recommend this book to educators, librarians and storytellers. It also makes a great resource collection for parents who want to expand the kinds of stories they offer to their children, both male and female!
Rating: 5
Summary: Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters
Comment: Great short stories! It is a wonderful read for myself, my daughter(8) and my son(4). Both children enjoy the colorful idioms and the tales!
Rating: 5
Summary: Get this book into your library!
Comment: What a feat--to have ferreted out these wonderfully rich stories from around the world! These tales, left in their own cultural idioms, invited me to transcend ages-old boundaries and to explore life in other lands and eras. The introduction, coming from a mother who was concerned about her daughters' literary role models, didn't fully prepare me for what I had in store, though: don't go looking for a "book of virtues"-type anthology with clear object lessons or easy reading for your kids. Heroism comes in many different guises throughout these tales, in ways that chivalry and good manners might not ordinarily accept. Because these heroines are not readily categorized as the feminine archetype, they may not be obvious role models for women (and girls), but they do create much more interest and discussion than the Cinderella-type stories which women can't even begin to emulate. For some of the protagonists, their heroism lies in their ability to break out of the mold that their societies gave them--or at least, to stretch them so that their feats are unexpected by those surrounding them. That's a refreshing lesson in any culture. I very much hope, in any case, that Ms. Ragan will reach back into those 30,000 surveyed stories and, with her daughters once again in mind, come out with a collection of stories edited for our children. We wait with bated breath....
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Title: Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women, The by Katrin Tchana ISBN: 0316387010 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls by Jane Yolen, Susan Guevara ISBN: 0152020470 Publisher: Silver Whistle Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys by Jane Yolen, Raul Colon ISBN: 0152163913 Publisher: Silver Whistle Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Girls Think of Everything : Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet ISBN: 0395937442 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Lady of Ten Thousand Names: Goddess Stories from Many Cultures by Burleigh Muten, Helen Cann ISBN: 1841480487 Publisher: Barefoot Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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