Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Favorite Folktales from Around the World

Author: Jane Yolen

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0804152861

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From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world's best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Three-minute Tales
Three-minute Tales

Author: Margaret Read MacDonald

Publisher: august house

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780874837285

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Offers over eighty short stories from around the globe, including Asia, Mexico, and eastern Europe.

The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World
The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World

Author: Joseph Rosenbloom

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780806962528

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Riddles for children, including "What is green and goes slam, slam, slam, slam?" (A four-door pickle) and "What snack do robots serve at parties?" (Assorted nuts.).

The Cow of No Color
The Cow of No Color

Author: Nina Jaffe

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1998-10-15

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780805037364

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In each of these stories, collected from around the world, a character faces a problem situation which requires that he make a decision about what is fair or just.

A World of Others' Words
A World of Others' Words

Author: Richard Bauman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1405143614

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Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice. A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions. Presents a series of ethnographic case studies to illustrate the topic. Draws on a broad range of oral performances and literary records from across the world. The author’s introduction sets a framework for the analysis of genre, perform and intertextuality. Shows how performers blend genres, e.g., telling stories about riddles or legends about magical verses, or constructing sales pitches.

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.

Storytime Stretchers
Storytime Stretchers

Author: Naomi Baltuck

Publisher: august house

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780874838046

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Includes more than forty selections, including action songs, chants, tongue twisters, musical games, and audience participation tales. Whether you are working with preschoolers or high schoolers, a story stretcher is a great way to create immediate rapport with your audience and within your group. These "two-minute miracles" from storyteller Naomi Baltuck will have children and adults, singing, moving, laughing, and begging for more. For each stretcher, she has included music, hand motions, tips for telling, or other personal touches developed during the countless times she has used it to hold the attention of her audiences. Time lengths and target audiences are also included so that you can select the best stretchers for every situation. Naomi has gathered these gems from her own childhood, from other storytellers, as well as from her children who bring home new activities from camp. Tried and true, these stretchers are a wonderful way to bring together family, friends, classes, Scout troops, and audiences everywhere.

Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding
Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding

Author: P. Laude

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-10-20

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1403980586

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This study in the relationship between religion and the comic focuses on the ways in which the latter fulfils a central function in the sacred understanding of reality of pre-modern cultures and the spiritual life of religious traditions. The central thesis is that figures such as tricksters, sacred clowns, and holy fools play an essential role in bridging the gap between the divine and the human by integrating the element of disequilibrium that results from the contact between incommensurable realities. This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural series of essays is devoted to spiritual, anthropological, and literary characters and phenomena that point to a deeper understanding of the various mythological, ceremonial, and mystical ways in which the fundamental ambiguity of existence is symbolized and acted out. Given its interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective, this volume will appeal to scholars from a variety of fields.