The Folkstories of Children

Brian Sutton-Smith, Professor of Education, Emeritus, at the University of Pennsylvania, is the author of some fifty books and hundreds of journal articles. In 1995 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Folklore Society.

About the author

By Brian Sutton-Smith

Summary

The Folkstories of Children, first published in 1981, features nearly five hundred stories that were volunteered by fifty children between the ages of two and ten and transcribed word for word. The stories are organized chronologically by age of the teller, revealing the progression of the children's cognition and verbal competence.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Sutton-Smith
• Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1981
• EAN: 9780812211085
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1108-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Publications of the American F; Publications of The American Folklore Society; Publications of the American F; Publications of the American Folklore Society
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fiction - General