Jon Stott

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ISBN: 9781926613697

ITEM: HH0005 Categories: Children and Teen, Children 12+ Tags: Children 12+, Children and Teen, Heritage Group Distribution, Jon Stott, Paperback, Theo Dombrowski

Book of Tricksters

Tales from Many Lands

Author: Jon Stott
Artist : Theo Dombrowski
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution

For centuries, people around the world have been telling stories about tricksters—characters who solve problems by using their wits to fool others. Sometimes, these tricksters want to help people. Other times, they use their cleverness for selfish reasons. Occasionally, they aren’t as clever as they think and are themselves tricked. Although trickster tales from different countries are similar in many ways, story details, problems to be solved and the personalities of characters reflect the beliefs and values of the culture from which they come. Not only are trickster stories entertaining, they also teach readers things about themselves. And they show how, through wit and inventiveness, unlikely or underappreciated characters often can succeed.

In A Book of Tricksters, Jon C. Stott has collected traditional trickster tales from 14 different countries, including “How Anansi Brought Stories to the People” (Ghana), “How Zhao Paid His Taxes” (China), “How Kancil Built a Crocodile Bridge” (Indonesia) and “How Maui Discovered the Secret of Fire” (Hawaii).

tagged: Children 12+, Children and Teen, Heritage Group Distribution, Jon Stott, Paperback, Theo Dombrowski

Details and Specs

ISBN associated with this title:	9781926613697
Item	HH0005
Publisher	Heritage Group Distribution
Publisher	Heritage Group Distribution
Published on	September 15 2011
Language	eng
Pages	144
Format	Paperback
Dimensions	8.5(in) x 5.5(in)
Shipping weight	205(g)
Status	ACTIVE TITLE

Jon Stott

Jon C. Stott is an English professor emeritus from the University of Alberta. His interests include writing about sports, children’s literature and beer. In 1973, he wrote the Western Hockey League’s official 25th-anniversary commemorative magazine, and he has since authored three books on minor-league sports, including Hockey Night in Dixie and Ice Warriors. He has four publications on the study of children’s literature, and in 2010, he retold stories from many lands in the children’s book A Book of Tricksters. Jon’s beer guidebook, Beer Quest West, profiles all the microbreweries in BC and Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

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