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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
San Souci, Robert D.

The Secret of the Stones: A Folktale

40 pp. | Fogelman | December, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8037-1640-0 $$16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by James Ransome. Based on a tale found in both the Bantu and African-American cultures, the heartwarming story concerns a childless couple who must break an enchantment and release two orphaned children who have been transformed into stones. Set in "the olden times" of nineteenth-century rural America, the clearly told tale (which includes dialect in the dialogue) is accompanied by expressive, deep-toned illustrations.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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