Jacob Grimm
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English
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Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.
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English
Description
210 traditional tales with accompanying explanatory and historical material.
For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children -- and adults -- learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters...
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English
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The primal beating heart at the center of much of the Western literary canon can be found in the folk stories, myths, and fairy tales collected by the amateur folklorists Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm. Surprisingly graphic in comparison to their sanitized twentieth-century retellings, these intense tales are not for the faint at heart. A must-read for any fan of folklore.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
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English
Description
Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
14) Tales from Grimm
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of sixteen tales, including "Hansel and Gretel" and "Rapunzel."
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Series
Tale Dark and Grimm volume 2
Publisher
Dutton Juvenile
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Companion to: A tale dark & Grimm and The Grimm conclusion.
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
19) The golden goose
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
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English
Description
Simpleton's generosity helps him gain a princess for his bride.
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Series
Tale of dark and Grimm volume 3
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"--