Tales from Silver Lands
Tales from Silver Lands
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Tales from Silver Lands

Written by Charles J Finger & illustrated by Paul Honore
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7 - 11
Reading age
256
Page count
234
Words per page
~941L
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Oct 18, 2017
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Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award–winning collection of 19 South American folktales. Charles J. Finger heard the tales firsthand from native storytellers, whose fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and ordinary people in supernatural settings provide remarkable insights into regional values and culture. The first of the stories, “A Tale of Three Tails,” tells of an age when the rat had a tail like a horse, the rabbit had a tail like a cat, and the deer’s tail was plumed like the tail of a dog. “The Magic Dog” recounts an act of kindness to a stray animal that helps overcome a witch’s curse. In “The Calabash Man,” the creatures of the jungle assist a suitor in winning his bride, and in “El Enano,” a greedy troll’s insatiable appetite leads to his downfall. Packed with adventure and full of surprises, these and other stories emphasize the importance of hard work, courage, and loyalty.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780486820934
    Publication Date
    October 18, 2017
    Publisher
    Dover Publications
    Page Count
    256
    Words Per Page
    234
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 11 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~941L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    10
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    74674
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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