Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
by Jane Yolen
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A one volume collection of 160 tales from over 40 cultures and traditions, containing both classics and lesser known tales.
Book Club Questions for Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library):
- Did Jane Yolen emphasize any specific themes throughout Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? What do you think Jane Yolen is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) reveal Jane Yolen's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Jane Yolen is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Jane Yolen's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library):
- Did Jane Yolen make persuasive arguments in Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? Did Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)?
- How does Jane Yolen present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Jane Yolen biased within Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) make you want to read next? Why?
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