Green Man Anthology: Tales from the Mythic Forest
School year: Year 10, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 384
Published: 2002
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"Green Man Anthology: Tales from the Mythic Forest," edited by Ellen Datlow, is a captivating collection of short stories that delve into the rich tapestry of folklore and mythology surrounding the legendary Green Man. This anthology brings together diverse authors who each explore the themes of nature, magic, and the intertwining of humanity with the forest's mysteries. The tales range from dark and whimsical to haunting and poignant, revealing the Green Man's many faces—protector, trickster, and lover of life. Readers will embark on a journey through enchanted woods, encountering magical beings and timeless stories that celebrate the wild spirit of the earth. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.
There are 384 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2002 by Viking Children's Books .
Terri Windling has been a fiction editor for more than thirty years and has won many awards for her work. She has published more than forty anthologies (often in partnership with Ellen Datlow), as well as her own novels, children's books, and nonfiction on fantasy, folklore, and mythic arts. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA Solstice Award for "outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field as writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor. " Her adult novel The Wood Wife won the Mythopoeic Award for Novel of the Year, her collection The Armless Maiden was shortlisted for the James Tiptree Jr. Award, and the YA anthology Teeth (co-edited with Ellen Datlow) was short-listed for the Shirley Jackson Award. A former New Yorker, Terri lives with her husband and daughter in a small country village in Devon, England.