''Tales from Silver Lands'' is a book by

Charles Finger Charles Joseph Finger (December 25, 1869 – January 7, 1941) was a British born American writer. He also directed an orchestra and taught piano. Biography Finger was born in Willesden, England, and educated at King's College London. He had a ...

that won the

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

in 1925."Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present"
ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2018-16-05. The book is a collection of nineteen folktales of the native populations of

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and

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. Collected during Finger's travels, it was one of the first volumes of South American indigenous folktales available to children. Finger also includes information about how the tales were told, including some cultural norms, and any items used in telling the story.

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* Newbery Medal–winning works American children's books Collections of fairy tales Children's short story collections 1924 short story collections Latin American folklore Doubleday, Page & Company books 1924 children's books {{1920s-child-story-collection-stub