Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: August House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
While growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina, Davis heard stories that most American children never heard--stories that came to America through Scotch-Irish immigrants about Jack, a universal figure who is found in nearly every culture by various names. Davis was a featured storyteller at SEBA last year and at ALA this summer.
Jack Always Seeks His Fortune
Jack in Two Worlds
Author: William Bernard McCarthy
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807844434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The "Jack" known to all of us from "Jack and the Beanstalk" is the hero of a cycle of tales brought to this country from the British Isles. Jack in Two Worlds is a unique collection that brings together eight of these stories as transcribed from ac
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807844434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The "Jack" known to all of us from "Jack and the Beanstalk" is the hero of a cycle of tales brought to this country from the British Isles. Jack in Two Worlds is a unique collection that brings together eight of these stories as transcribed from ac
Southern Jack Tales
Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874835007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of thirteen Jack tales from the southern Appalachian Mountains, including "The Time Jack Told a Big Tale," "The Time Jack Cured the Doctor," and "The Time Jack Stole the Cows."
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874835007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of thirteen Jack tales from the southern Appalachian Mountains, including "The Time Jack Told a Big Tale," "The Time Jack Cured the Doctor," and "The Time Jack Stole the Cows."
Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns
Author: Orville Hicks
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781933251653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781933251653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.
Grandfather Tales
Author: Richard Chase
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618346905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The only people who can tell these stories better than Richard Chase are the folks in North Carolina and Virginia who told them to him. These stories have been handed down for generations and have been enjoyed by grownups and children alike.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618346905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The only people who can tell these stories better than Richard Chase are the folks in North Carolina and Virginia who told them to him. These stories have been handed down for generations and have been enjoyed by grownups and children alike.
Jack and the Animals
Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An Appalachian version of the traditional tale in which a boy and five elderly animals find their fortune in a robbers' den.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An Appalachian version of the traditional tale in which a boy and five elderly animals find their fortune in a robbers' den.
The Jack Tales
Author: Richard Chase
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780395066942
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780395066942
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ray Hicks
Author: Robert Isbell
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807849620
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ray Hicks, 78, the famous teller of Appalachian Jack Tales, is one of America's best-loved storytellers. In this book he shares a different kind of story, a chronicle of his family's experiences in the remote section of the North Carolina mountains where
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807849620
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ray Hicks, 78, the famous teller of Appalachian Jack Tales, is one of America's best-loved storytellers. In this book he shares a different kind of story, a chronicle of his family's experiences in the remote section of the North Carolina mountains where
The Jack Tales
Author:
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054752997X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
From climbing beanstalks to confronting beasts, the classic collection of “lively, entertaining stories . . . a valuable contribution to American folklore” (The New York Times). These rollicking folk tales from the southern Appalachians center on the many adventures of the irrepressible Jack, and showcase the wit and wisdom passed down from generation to generation through the oral tradition. It provides hours of delight for children—as well as an enjoyable and enlightening read for students of folklore and storytelling. “Humor, freshness, colorful American background, and the use of one character as a central figure in the cycle mark these eighteen folk tales, told here in the dialect of the mountain country of North Carolina.” —Booklist “Filled from cover to cover with good, rousing, exciting stories.” —Saturday Review of Literature “An appendix of sources and parallel themes to be found in other folklore is a scholarly and fascinating contribution . . . I’m glad it is placed at the end so that children will not be deterred from reading the stories for sheer fun.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054752997X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
From climbing beanstalks to confronting beasts, the classic collection of “lively, entertaining stories . . . a valuable contribution to American folklore” (The New York Times). These rollicking folk tales from the southern Appalachians center on the many adventures of the irrepressible Jack, and showcase the wit and wisdom passed down from generation to generation through the oral tradition. It provides hours of delight for children—as well as an enjoyable and enlightening read for students of folklore and storytelling. “Humor, freshness, colorful American background, and the use of one character as a central figure in the cycle mark these eighteen folk tales, told here in the dialect of the mountain country of North Carolina.” —Booklist “Filled from cover to cover with good, rousing, exciting stories.” —Saturday Review of Literature “An appendix of sources and parallel themes to be found in other folklore is a scholarly and fascinating contribution . . . I’m glad it is placed at the end so that children will not be deterred from reading the stories for sheer fun.” —Kirkus Reviews
Appalachian Jack Tales
Author: Lynn Sims Salsi
Publisher: Forza Renea
ISBN: 9780982087305
Category : Jack tales
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Lynn Slasi and James Young collaborate once more with the Appalachian Jack Tales, a story collection that puts Jack ant home in the high-mountain setting; this is much more than a book. Salsi sets each story in an historical context. This volume complements Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales, now a classroom staple for middle grade readers.
Publisher: Forza Renea
ISBN: 9780982087305
Category : Jack tales
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Lynn Slasi and James Young collaborate once more with the Appalachian Jack Tales, a story collection that puts Jack ant home in the high-mountain setting; this is much more than a book. Salsi sets each story in an historical context. This volume complements Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales, now a classroom staple for middle grade readers.