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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Shepard, Aaron

The Magic Flyswatter

43 pp. | Skyhook | January, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-0-938497-38-7 $15.00 | Paper ISBN 978-0-938497-39-4 $6.00
(4) 4-6 Ancient Fantasy series. Flyswatter is based on oral storytelling from the Nyanga people of eastern Congo; an earlier version was published in Cricket magazine. King (revised edition) is adapted from a sixteenth-century Chinese book, itself based on legend. The fairly short retellings would best be read aloud; dense, text-filled pages with no illustrations are a disappointment. Authors' notes include some background information. Review covers these Ancient Fantasy titles: The Monkey King and The Magic Flyswatter.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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