Folk proverbs and riddles
By: by Autumn Libal.
Series: North American folklore
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers; Mason Crest
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Broomall, Penn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Proverbs -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.; Riddles -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.; Proverbs -- History and criticism.; Riddles -- History and criticism.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Bite-size pieces of folklore: what proverbs and riddles teach us; title: From the Bible to Benjamin Franklin: proverbs rooted in written history; title: Using words to sell: proverbs in advertising; title: Health is better than wealth: medical proverbs; title: "Good fences make good neighbors": proverbs that have traveled far from their origins; title: Riddles and wisdom: a somber riddle in one of the oldest of folktales; title: A humorous and questioning mind: a variety of conundrums, puzzles, and word games.