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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard ChasePublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin (Trade) Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780618346905ISBN 10: 0618346902 Pages: 239 Publication Date: 25 August 2003 Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsThe collector of the Jack Tales has brought new joy to children and storytellers in these twenty-four tales and a mummer's play . . . richly humorous. Colorful mountain speech comes to life. School Library Journal, Starred The collector of the Jack Tales has brought new joy to children and storytellers in these twenty-four tales and a mummer's play . . . richly humorous. Colorful mountain speech comes to life. School Library Journal, Starred--No Source Author Information"Richard Chase collected The Jack Tales in the mountain country of North Carolina, where they have been handed down for generations. Everyone knows the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This book contains eighteen stories about Jack, many of them still completely new to the average reader. And what adventures Jack has! Noted American folklorist Richard Chase (1904-1988) has been called the man ""most responsible for the renaissance of Appalachian storytelling."" A collector of tales that had been handed down from generation to generation in the Appalachian regions of the United States, Chase was born in Alabama and lived in the mountains of North Carolina." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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