Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes
Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes

Author: Kuniko Sugiura

Publisher: Heian International

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780893469504

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This continuing HEIAN series is devoted to oral retellings of Asian childhood tales. Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes tells about a mischievous small deer, a rooster that sings, and a battling baby water buffalo. Kuniko Sugiura lived in Indonesia, where she collected folklore. She has written and edited several books on folktales and storytelling. Koji Honda has a degree in sculpture and designs monuments and other installations.

Indonesian Tales of Treasures and Brides
Indonesian Tales of Treasures and Brides

Author: Kuniko Sugiura

Publisher: Heian International

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780893469511

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Indonesian Tales of Treasures and Brides offers an inspiring folktale about a poor man wooing a princess, a young man tricking a goddess, and two stepsisters, one spoiled, one diligent. Kuniko Sugiura lived in Indonesia, where she collected folklore. She has written and edited several books on folktales and storytelling. Koji Honda has a degree in sculpture and designs monuments and other installations.

Folktales Aloud
Folktales Aloud

Author: Janice M. Del Negro

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0838911358

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A good folktale triggers the imagination, connecting children to a wider world as well as increasing their vocabulary and comprehension skills. In this delightful and easy-to-use book, teacher and storyteller Del Negro gives librarians, teachers, and parents the keys to storytelling success. Including more than a dozen original adaptations of folktales from around the world, tailored specifically for library and classroom use, she Reviews storytelling basics such as selecting a tale and learning the story Offers tips for dealing with stage fright and reluctant listeners Presents a bibliography of recommended online and print resources, steering readers to more wonderful tales to tell For young listeners the folktale is a perfect gateway to the exciting worlds of culture and literature, and Del Negro’s book invites their engagement with proven techniques and original story scripts that can be used by experienced as well as beginning tellers.

The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia
The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia

Author: Alice M. Terada

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1994-11-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780824816544

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Hundreds of language and cultural groups, each with its own myths and legends, make Indonesia a rich source of stories. Selected to give young readers an understanding of the Indonesian people through their folklore, 29 tales reveal the islands from Sumatra to Irian.

Mirrors
Mirrors

Author: Eduardo Galeano

Publisher: Portobello Books

Published: 2011-08-04

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1846274397

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In Mirrors, Galeano smashes aside the narrative of conventional history and arranges the shards into a new pattern, to reveal the past in radically altered form. From the Garden of Eden to twenty-first-century cityscapes, we glimpse fragments in the lives of those who have been overlooked by traditional histories: the artists, the servants, the gods and the visionaries, the black slaves who built the White House, and the women who were bartered for dynastic ends