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4.0
This is, of course, very nice. But not the best "how did" books I've read. I prefer [b:Just So Stories|34053|Just So Stories|Rudyard Kipling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546075870l/34053._SY75_.jpg|2475078] as that, and [b:The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit|223627|The Tales of Uncle Remus The Adventures of Brer Rabbit|Julius Lester|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391088821l/223627._SX50_.jpg|216578] as Americana folk tales. (Now, I read that as an excellent Finnish translation, I don't like the style of writing, as I'm not very good with... I don't know if that is Ebonics or something else, but I like to read my English as proper as possible. After all, it's a foreign language to me.)
This is not written with any kind of accent or slang, but it is a bit... too "educational" to my taste. I keep thinking about [b:Animal Farm|170448|Animal Farm|George Orwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325861570l/170448._SY75_.jpg|2207778], and that is not something one should be thinking about when reading a children's book :-D So, only 4 stars.
This is not written with any kind of accent or slang, but it is a bit... too "educational" to my taste. I keep thinking about [b:Animal Farm|170448|Animal Farm|George Orwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325861570l/170448._SY75_.jpg|2207778], and that is not something one should be thinking about when reading a children's book :-D So, only 4 stars.
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