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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Yolen, Jane, Reteller

Mightier than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys

112 pp. | Harcourt/Silver Whistle | May, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-15-216391-3 $$19.00
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Raul Colon. In each of the fourteen folktales in this well-rounded, well-told collection, boys solve their seemingly impossible problems not with force but with wit, trust, kindness, and other feminine virtues. Enhanced by Colón's dignified and boy-friendly crosshatched drawings (one per story), the tales come from many places including Afghanistan, Hungary, and Angola. Bib.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

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