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Tales from Silver Lands

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Tales from Silver Lands
AuthorCharles Finger
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1924
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)

Tales from Silver Lands is a book by Charles Finger that won the Newbery Medal in 1925.[1]

The book is a collection of nineteen folktales of the native populations of Central and South America. Collected during Finger's travels, it was one of the first volumes of South American indigenous folktales available to children.[2] Finger also includes information about how the tales were told, including some cultural norms, and any items used in telling the story.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2018-16-05.
  2. ^ a b Popp, Marcia Brown (March 1, 1997). "Tales from Silver Lands". Masterplots II: Juvenile & Young Adult Literature Series. Supplement. EBSCOhost: 1–2.
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Awards
Preceded by Newbery Medal recipient
1925
Succeeded by