The Tiger's Whisker, and Other Tales from Asia and the Pacific

by Harold Courlander

Book Overview

Thirty-one folk tales from Asia, the Middle East, and islands in the Pacific with a section of notes on each story at the end of the book.. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805035125
• ISBN13: 9780805035124
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A rich, diverse collection of Asian folklore

With tales stretching form Persia to Polynesia, this book is a nice, rich collection of Asian tales containing some well known folklore and a diverse mix of fairly obscure tales from exotic locales like Laos, Sri Lanka and Yap. With stylistic black and white illustration scattered throughout along w/Courlander's simplistically elegant prose this book makes for a nice, light read. Perfect for the discriminating reader of all ages.

The Tiger's Whisker is the Cat's meow

Well I was first skeptical about this book. But all of a sudden I just began reading,reading,and reading until I read the whole book twice. The book can teach you about other cultures and their beliefs from the Far East. my favorite story is of course, the tiger's whisker. Theses stories will definitley "whisk" you away.