Book
Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
- Published
- 1887
- Genre
- Folk Tale
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Pages
- 390
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543164.The_Blue_Fairy_Book?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Lexile
- 1120L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 6–9
- Ambleside year
- Year 1 onwards · ages 6–9
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame D'Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume - with enlarged print - are Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Trusty John, Jack and the Giantkiller, Goldilocks, and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our culture heritage. All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all arranged in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collection invaluable in the English language.
Collections
Mensa Kids · 4-6
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781975665500
- ISBN-10
- 1975665503
Tags
Children'sCollectionMensa KidsMythologyShort StoriesStories