A new book with six delightful Indonesian stories about Kancil the mouse deer, some of which have never been translated into English before. These animal stories are suitable for children between 4 and 12 years old, and have delighted Indonesians for generations, both adults and children.
In these stories the Kancil outwits the greedy and powerful characters in the jungle.
Write Your Own Review
Irene Ritchie
Irene Ritchie completed a Bachelor of Letters in Indonesian at Monash University, Australia, and qualified as an Indonesian teacher in 2002. She travels to Indonesia twice a year to further language and cultural studies, the study of gamelan music, research into the practices of Islam and to share her experiences with audiences and readers. She writes for various magazines on travel in Indonesia, Javanese society and culture and regularly interviews Muslim intellectuals for her articles on Indonesian Islam.
Her interest in Kancil stories began when she received a positive response from her primary school students toward the idea of publishing these stories in English. She started to research the ancient folk tales from the Wayang Kancil puppet theatre and met various dalangs (puppeteers) who were using the genre to educate young people about environmental issues in the modern world. In particular she was influenced by Pak Ledjar Subroto and Pak Eddy Pursubaryanto of Yogyakarta.
There are no other books by this Author.
You have no items in your shopping cart.
| PAYMENT OPTIONS |
|
|
