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More Stories to Solve: Fifteen Folktales from Around the World

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This sequel is worthy of its predecessor; it too consists of folktales, very concisely told, that in some sense are a riddle, a puzzle, a play on words ... These stories are presented as problems to solve.

A major strength of the book is the variety of sources of the tales - Korean, Liberian, Kasmiri, Russian, Bengali, Chilean, Mexican, Burmese; in fact many of the stories could have come from any of a number of cultures. The illustrations add to the interest of the book for its intended audience.

The only weakness is that it offer no alternative answers or requires knowledge that may not be familar to the reader. If children are reading the book independently, they may not have the confidence to recognize that their answer is a clever as the one given in the text.

This is a fun book that should be enjoyed by parent and child.

I read this to my third grade class and it really helps their critical thinking skills. The stories are so fun and sometimes I am stumped!

I am always looking for reading material for me and the kids at night, and mine have reached that tweener age where it is difficult.
These mysteries held their interest because I made it interactive, but it was a little hard for them to relate to the settings.
My biggest complaint , however, is that it is very short making it a poor value. There are only 15 stories each one runs only a few pages

I purchased one for myself and one for my son's teacher. The students looked forward to hearing the stories and trying to solve them. Worked as a great reward while building critical thinking skills.

I am a fourth grade teacher and in our reading curriculum they have a story from this book More Stories to Solve. The kids asked me if we could read more. I said I didn't have the book, but I bet I could find a copy on Amazon and sure enough...I did! The kids were so excited that I found it and we read one story each day until it ran out. They begged for more. I would recommend this book.

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