{"product_id":"wisdom-tales-from-around-the-heather-forest-9780874834796","title":"Wisdom Tales from Around the World: Fifty Gems of Story and Wisdom from Such Diverse Traditions as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Afr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of PLA\/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers and the Storytelling World Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of fifty folktales and parables was selected from diverse story traditions such as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American. Comprised of ancient plots both poignant and comical, this anthology contains simple truths, common sense, and the promise that we can benefit from past generations' wisdom and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy metaphorically suggesting constructive strategies for living, these ancient tales resonate with a universal appeal. \"The characters in these stories may gain wisdom by observing a good example or by bumbling through their own folly,\" Heather Forest observes. \"I hope these stories will provide discussion and offer insight into joys, sorrows, fears and farce of human experience.\" Wisdom tales offer useful insights into life's joys and sorrows that all of us experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Forest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874834791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874834796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.54w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e49133 \/ Wisdom Tales from Around the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1996 pg. 1531\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1997 pg. 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1996 pg. 101 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1997 pg. 1157","brand":"Heather Forest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047030255871,"sku":"9780874834796","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40697b3e-a40d-481a-b8e5-f22c5a511e4d.jpg?v=1684987871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wisdom-tales-from-around-the-heather-forest-9780874834796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}