Indian Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Classics) [Paperback]

Joseph Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2011 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Dover Children's Classics

A leading British folklorist presents this now-classic compilation of 29 traditional tales from India. Nine full-page plates and 37 other drawings illustrate "The Lion and the Crane," "Sun, Moon, and Wind Go Out to Dinner," "The Prince and the Fakir," "The Talkative Tortoise," "Why the Fish Laughed," and other fables.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 30, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486218287
• ISBN-13: 978-0486218281
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #790,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally after 30 years an old friend found again, June 17, 2008

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This review is from: Indian Fairy Tales (Paperback)

I read this book 30 years ago while in elementary school. I have been haunted by memories of the stories all these years. I even went back to the elementary library years later, but alas they had purged their inventory. I was left with half forgotten memories of stories of childhood and no knowledge of the book title. I started searching some key words online recently and lo and behold stumbled on this book again. Such a long lost friend. I am about to sit down and open it again for the first time in 30 years. I only hope that the memories of a child and this books wonderous tales are still wonderous after 30 years of my passage into adulthood. I expect to still enjoy them though my perspective has changed and plan to share them with my own daughter who is just a little past the age where I myself found this wonderful collection of tales. Thank you forgotten books, for resurecting this book that was for 30 years truely forgotten by me, but now found again.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its OK, June 2, 2007

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This review is from: Indian Fairy Tales (Paperback)

If your looking for insight into the folklore of India then this is a great book. If you are looking for some light reading then forget this. The stories are tedious to read; the writing is very poor. But if that doesn't deter you then you will get some great stories and a better understanding of the Indian culture. I found I couldn't read more than two at a time though before I had to have a break! Definitely a bathroom kind of book.