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The Flower of Paradise and Other Armenian Tales
Series: World Folklore Series
 Bonnie C. Marshall and Virginia Tashjian

1-59158-367-5/978-1-59158-367-7

Description
More than 50 authentic tales will delight readers and listeners, and offer insight into the cultural traditions of the Armenian people.

Reviews:
-Marshall presents about 60 animal tales, myths and legends, fairy tales, tales of everyday life, and stories about wits and dimwits. All are suitable for children. Supporting material discusses the geography, people, history, and cuisine of Armenia. —Reference & Research Book News
-[T]his is an important, educational book, complete with glossary, bibliography, recommended readings, index and authentic recipes from the old country, including pilaf, plaki and baklava....[t]his is a story book, full of lively, exotic tales suitable for all ages. Parents and teachers might read some of the shorter ones to very small children. Teachers in elementary, middle and high school might use them as models for writing, as well as complements to studies of the region and its history. —Nashua Telegraph
About the Author
Bonnie C. Marshall, author, teacher, translator, and folklorist, is a museum teacher for the New Hampshire Historical Society. Dr. Marshall has established Russian programs at Davidson College and at Johnson C. Smith University, where she served as Adjunct Associate Professor of Russian and Curriculum Coordinator of the Russian Program. She has taught Russian at several universities in the United States. In addition, Dr. Marshall has taught English in St. Petersburg and Moscow at the School for Global Education and the American Academy of Foreign Languages. Her publications include the prize-winning Baba Yaga's Geese and Other Russian Stories (1973), Grasshopper to the Rescue (1979, Junior Literary Guild Award), Tales from the Heart of the Balkans (2001), and The Snow Maiden and Other Russian Tales (2004).

Virginia Tashjian is a former children's librarian and author of serveral picture books and small collections of Armenian folktales.
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