Jan Freeman Long
Auteur van The Bee and the Dream: A Japanese Tale
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I really enjoyed this book. I have always enjoyed folktales because they usually teach a lesson of some sort. The fact that this was one I hadn't heard before only enhanced it for me. I read it to my 5 year old twins, and although it was aimed at an older audience they still enjoyed it.
This could be used in a classroom to introduce the concept of symbolism. The bees symbolize good fortune in the story. An extension of that would be going through different cultures, religions, ethnic groups and so forth finding different symbols and their meanings.… (meer)