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Stockings of Buttermilk: American Folktales

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By Neil Philip
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Stockings of Buttermilk: American Folktales
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This handsome volume brings together eighteen American stories from eleven states, all of which are based on traditional tales of the European cultures that had the earliest influence on this countrythe British Isles, France, Spain, and Germany. Some stories are variants of familiar favorites like Snow White (A Stepchild That Was Treated Mighty Bad), while others, like The Little Bull with the Golden Horns, are less well known; some are funny, some poignant. All share a characteristic freshness, energy, and informality that mark them as purely American. Vividly colored illustrations in the style of American folk art add humor and charm to this collection of lively, colloquial talestales that just beg to be read aloud. An authoritative introduction and notes place each in its folkloric context.

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19340 words19,340 words
128 pages128 pages
Lexile 870LLexile 870L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8
Published 1999Published 1999

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