A Book of Tricksters: Tales from Many Lands

by Jon C. Scott

Overview

For centuries, people around the world have been telling stories about tricksters—characters who solve problems by using their wits to fool others. Sometimes, these tricksters want to help people. Other times, they use their cleverness for selfish reas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926936673
Publisher:	Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 16 Years

About the Author

Jon C. Stott is a English professor emeritus from the University of Alberta. His interests include writing about sports, children’s literature, and beer. In 1973, he wrote the Western Hockey League’s official 25th-anniversary commemorative magazine, and he has since authored three books on minor-league sports, including Hockey Night in Dixie and Ice Warriors. He has four publications on the study of children’s literature, and in 2010, he retold stories from many lands in the children’s book A Book of Tricksters. Jon’s beer guidebook, Beer Quest West, profiles all the microbreweries in BC and Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.