1. Target
  2. Movies, Music & Books
  3. Books
  4. Kids' Books
  5. Pre-teen Books

Tatterhood - (Feminist Folktales) by Ethel Johnston Phelps (Hardcover)

Tatterhood - (Feminist Folktales) by  Ethel Johnston Phelps (Hardcover)
Store: Target
Last Price: 13.29 USD

Similar Products

Products of same category from the store

All

Product info

<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Newly illustrated, these classic tales remind us that girls everywhere have been the heroes of their own stories for centuries.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From Japan to Norway, Scotland to Sudan, <i>Tatterhood </i>brings readers twelve folk tales--and twelve women whose cunning, hard work, and physical strength are celebrated in each story. A family of three women teaches a burly man how to wrestle, a girl battles a fearsome bear, and a young mother rescues her village from an elephant's stomach.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ethel Johnston Phelps</b> (1914-1984) held a master's degree in Medieval Literature, co-edited a Ricardian journal, and published several articles on fifteenth-century subjects. She compiled two anthologies of feminist folk tales from around the world, <i>Tatterhood</i> and <i>The Maid of the North</i>.<br>

Price History