{"product_id":"sitting-at-the-feet-of-gary-d-schmidt-9780313276354","title":"Sitting at the Feet of the Past: Retelling the North American Folktale for Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eMust a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildren's literature is today the major conduit for folklore, and professionals in the field must consider these questions. Editors Gary Schmidt and Donald Hettinga have brought together twenty-three writers of children's literature, illustrators, storytellers, and literary critics, who explore the issues and offer their experiences and views. The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale. Each tradition is separately presented with an introductory survey and a selection of essays by the writers and critics. This focused collection will be valuable to scholars and professions in folklore, anthropology, American literature, and children's literature and useful also as a text in courses on children's literature and folklore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary D. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313276358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313276354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.88h x 5.94w x 0.93d","brand":"Gary D. Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47757372555519,"sku":"9780313276354","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f3b7fec-7be5-4caf-8a2d-7d36795a5ec3.jpg?v=1765510219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sitting-at-the-feet-of-gary-d-schmidt-9780313276354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}