The Story
A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack.
Author: Richard Chase
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/25/2003
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780618346929
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 08/18/2003 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 133 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 133 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2003
About the Author
Chase, Richard: -
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.
Description
A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack.
Author: Richard Chase
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/25/2003
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780618346929
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 08/18/2003 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 133 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 133 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2003
About the Author
Chase, Richard: -
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.
