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Brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented.
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George Shannon is a popular storyteller and former children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Tomorrow's Alphabet, Lizard's Guest, and White Is for Blueberry. Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book. George Shannon lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Gr. 4-6. Shannon aptly combines folklore and puzzles in this short collection of 14 stories from around the world. The tales, not more than a page or two long, present situations in which someone figures out a problem or solves a mystery. Readers are then asked to suggest how it was done. For those who can't -- and many of the stories are abstract -- solutions are provided. Though children aren't likely to pick this up by themselves, librarians and teachers may find this effective as an introduction to folklore or other library units, and it should provide good brain teasers in work with the gifted. Black-and-white speckled drawings add decoration, and some are cleverly used in illustrating the answers. Short source notes are appended.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0688043046
- ISBN 13 9780688043049
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages55
- IllustratorSis Peter
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