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  • Balinese Children's Favorite Stories (Children's Favorite Stories)

Balinese Children's Favorite Stories
(Children's Favorite Stories)

Author
Victor Mason
Illustrator
Trina Bohan-Tyrie
Publication Date
March 26, 2013
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Balinese Children's Favorite Stories (Children's Favorite Stories)
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Description

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Balinese fairy tales and other stories--providing insight into a rich oral culture. volume presents a charming collection of well-loved myths and tales from Bali.

Comprising 12 stories that have been told by mothers to children over the centuries, the tales cover classic childhood themes--good versus evil, children versus adults, and so on. They make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. The stories have appeared previously in a different form, but never so clearly and in such a way that the beauty of Bali and Balinese culture is evoked so well.

The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, and Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories.

Publication date
March 26, 2013
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780794607401
Lexile Measure
830
Publisher
Periplus Editions
Series
Children's Favorite Stories
BISAC categories
JUV012020 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV016030 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Asia
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV012060 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Asian

School Library Journal

Mason and Beal's collection presents 11 tales from the Balinese tradition. Although the origin of some of the selections is obscure, Mason notes that some have their roots in Aesop. In one story, a talkative turtle must bite down on a stick in order to be carried to safety by two geese. In another, a dove saves an ant from drowning and is later rescued when the ant and its friends bite a boy before he can shoot the dove with a poisoned arrow. Other tales are reminiscent of European fairy tales. Many of these instructional tales involve animals. The watercolor illustrations vary greatly in style and coloration. The soft, hazy island ocean scene on the endpapers contrasts with the brightly colored folk-style cartoon animals and intricately detailed Balinese costumes that decorate the text. Libraries with large folk- and fairy-tale collections will want to own this readable treasury, as tales from Bali are hard to find.

Copyright 2002 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Victor Mason
The stories are retold by Victor Mason, who first told these stories in a publication named The Haughty Toad. A keen ornithologist who conducts bird-watching tours in Bali, Mason also wrote The Birds of Bali.

The stories are illustrated by Trina Bohan-Tyrie, a professional watercolorist currently living in Indonesia. Over the last 20 years she has exhibited in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe and Britain. Bohan-Tyrie holds joint and solo watercolor exhibitions in Indonesia, drawing inspiration from the country's colors, textures and people. She is a member of the British Watercolor Society.
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