Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain’s wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox. Sharon Jacksties’ wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-07
Mått:129 x 198 x 20 mm
Vikt:256 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:The History Press Ltd
Illustratör:Bea Baranowska
ISBN:9780750991353

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SHARON JACKSTIES has been a performance, community and applied storyteller for over 30 years and is the author of 4 books published by The History Press. Sharon has storytelling teaching practice in the UK and abroad, regularly running courses at Halsway Manor, England’s only residential centre for the performing arts. Much of her work is focused on the stories of place, teaching how to invoke a ‘sense of place’ through the stories of various locales and working site specifically with performance programmes, e.g. for The National Trust and countless museums. Until recently she was UK ambassador for The Federation of European Storytelling organisations. Sadly this new post came to a premature end due to Brexit. As a performance storyteller she is known for her eclectic repertoire and for telling unusual and seldom-heard stories from all over the world.