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Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories

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This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Indonesian fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich oral culture.
Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. It make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stories and charm our children.
These beautifully illustrated stories, retold for an international audience, provide children with an insight into the traditional culture, morals and environment of Indonesia. This book is aimed at children in the five to twelve age group, but readers of all ages, young and old, will find much to enjoy within these pages.
Featured Indonesian stories include:
  • True Strength
  • The Woodcarver's Love
  • The Buffalo's Victory
  • The Magic Headcloth
  • The Caterpillar Story
  • And many more!
  • The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Filipino Favorite Children's Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Balinese Children's Favorite Stories, and Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories.
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      • School Library Journal

        February 1, 2020

        Gr 2-6-A bright and redesigned cover adorns this reissue of a 2005 title. Its eight stories dramatize, in Suyenaga's words, "honesty, determination, cleverness, patience, and bravery." The stories have a wide thematic range. One tale celebrates love not measured by material value. In another, a headcloth magically defeats a greedy king, while one story shows a poor but lucky boy finding success through the help of a kind chief. Stories have narrative similarities to "Beauty and the Beast," "Rapunzel," and Atalanta of Greek mythology; there are strong girls and steadfast boys. Some details are unexplained. Cucumbers and watermelons grown by one hero are inexplicably impervious to blades, and a bloody buffalo legend rests on a couple of improbabilities. But overall, the tales are effectively retold and emotionally resonant. Although these stories are lengthy for group reading, good pacing makes them well suited to one-on-one sharing. Neon color-and-line illustrations flow across spreads, engagingly depicting the landscape, people, the cultural milieu-and one huge hideous demon in close-up. VERDICT A delightful introduction to the archipelago's rich and varied culture.-Patricia D. Lothrop, formerly of St. George's School, Newport, RI

        Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • Lexile® Measure:850
    • Text Difficulty:4-5

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