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A Primary Reader |
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E. Louise Smythe |
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Filipino Children's Favorite Stories |
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Liana Romulo |
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Gr 3-6-A compilation of 13 short folktales, many of them classics of the Filipino culture. Many of the themes are universal in nature. Tales of greed and laziness and their consequences, nature's ways, family love and loyalty, and humorous trickster tales are all included. Many of the selections have counterparts from other cultures. "The Deer and the Snail" is a "Tortoise and the Hare" variant, and children will recognize "The Prince's Bride" as "Beauty and the Beast" with a twist. Others are quite different, such as "Why Mosquitoes Buzz Around Our Ears," which is surprisingly unlike the well-known African tale. "The Battle of the Sea and Sky" is a particularly nice telling of the creation of the Philippine Islands. Each story is accompanied by de Leon's ink-and-watercolor illustrations. The artist has... |
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15 Easy-To-Read Folk & Fairy Tale Mini-Books |
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Liza Charlesworth |
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0439227305 |
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Delightful Pocket-Size Story Books that Build Important Reading Skills and Introduce Children to the Beloved Classics Great For Independent Learning! Share the Classics!Build reading skills in class or send home in a back pocket! Reproducible favorite tales feature predictable text, rhyme, and decodable words.
About the Author
Liza Charlesworth is an editor and writer of books for teachers and children. Her other titles include Dinosaurs andTurn to Learn: Word Family Wheels.
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Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold |
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Ellen Datlow (Editor) |
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Grade 4-8-In this anthology, noted children's and adult fantasy writers play with the bones of traditional stories, songs, and characters to create 13 vibrant, imaginative short stories. Bruce Coville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen are among the contributors. In the tales, the fisherman and his wife are viewed from across the water by a lonely motherless girl; fairies give Sleeping Beauty a century of time to explore the world before she wakes up and settles down; Lupe, in her mother's red cape, faces down the wolf. Some stories are set in the folkloric past, others weave in contemporary details such as harried urban life, computers, and cell phones with pleasing results. The final moving story, Katherine Vaz's "My Swan Sister," based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild... |
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Heckedy Peg |
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Audrey Wood |
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0152336796 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Paintings rich in atmosphere highlight this delectable tale of a witch's unusual dietary cravings and a mother's ingenious revenge. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 This original story reads like a pure folktale. The poor mother of seven children, each named for a day of the week, goes off to market promising to return with individual gifts that each child has requested and admonishing them to lock the door to strangers and not to touch the fire. The gullible children are tricked into disobeying their mother by the witch, Heckedy Peg, who turns them all into various kinds of food. The mother can rescue her children only by guessing which child is the fish, the roast rib, the bread, etc., a trick she... |
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Folk Keeper |
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Franny Billingsley |
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0689844611 |
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She is never cold, she always knows exactly what time it is, and her hair grows two inches while she sleeps. Fifteen-year-old Corinna Stonewall--the only Folk Keeper in the city of Rhysbridge--sits hour after hour with the Folk in the dark, chilly cellar, "drawing off their anger as a lightning rod draws off lightning." The Folk are the fierce, wet-mouthed, cave-dwelling gremlins who sour milk, rot cabbage, and make farm animals sick. Still, they are no match for the steely, hard-hearted, vengeful orphan Corinna who prides herself in her job of feeding, distracting, and otherwise pacifying these furious, ravenous creatures. The Folk Keeper has power and independence, and that's the way she likes it. One day, Corinna is summoned by Lord Merton to come to the vast seaside estate Cliffsend as Folk Keeper and family... |
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Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland |
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Jeremiah Curtin |
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0486224309 |
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20 tales of legend and magic that comprise an essential work in the history of folklore.
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The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland |
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Aaron Shepard |
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0689829124 |
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-The time has come for two brothers to choose their brides, and they must follow the family tradition of cutting down a tree, seeing where it points, and then walking that way until they find a sweetheart. The older sibling arranges for his tree to land in the direction of the house of the girl he wants to marry, but the younger boy's tree points to the forest. The only creature he meets there is a tiny mouse, who declares that she will make him a worthy bride. After both sweethearts pass tests of skill, she does just that, surprising all as an enchantment is broken and she is once again a human princess. Shepard does his usual capable job of retelling this old tale in clear, simple, yet effective prose. Source notes are appended, as is a reference to his Web site, where activities to... |
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Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale |
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Marisa Montes |
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0688162339 |
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-Juan Bobo, the Puerto Rican equivalent of Foolish Jack, can't seem to get anything right. Sent off by his mother to find work, he causes one disaster after another, and manages to lose or destroy his payment in a variety of amusing ways. As luck would have it, one of the boy's misadventures brings laughter to the rich man's daughter, and Juan at last receives compensation that he can hold on to. Montes tells her story well, but Cepeda's illustrations steal the show. Using his distinctive, vibrantly colored acrylics, the artist creates a character whose innocence, confusion, and contrition are endearing. The text is heavily peppered with Spanish phrases, but a glossary and an author's note are included. Another lively addition to folktale shelves.Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School,... |
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Myths and Folk Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars |
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Jeremiah Curtin |
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0486409058 |
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Compiled in the late 19th century by a Smithsonian Institution ethnologist, this rare collection of unusual fairytales represents both a priceless resource of anthropologic lore as well as magical entertainment. All 32 tales—including "Yelena the Wise," "The King of the Toads," "The Reed Maiden," "Ivan Tsarevich, the Fire-bird, and the Gray Wolf," and more—are derived from sources in Russia and nearby regions. Hours of enchantment for readers of all ages.
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Tales from the Keeper of the Myths |
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Shirley G. Webb |
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0595272649 |
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Storytelling was one of the most popular pastimes in the winter for both Native American children and adults. The Native American storytellers were superb actors. Flute music was played around the fires in the center of the huts or lodges and served as background music when the stories were told. The facial expressions, voices and gestures of the storytellers almost told the tale without words as they fascinated their listeners with amazing stories, tales of adventure and myths and legends of the magical days of long ago. One of the sacred duties of the elders of the tribes was to hand down the traditions to the younger generations. Thus, the winter storytelling preserved the continuity of the Cherokee tribes by keeping alive their history and traditions. The best storytellers were highly respected by their... |
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Hawai'i Island Legends: Pikoi, Pele and Others |
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Mary Kawena Pauku'i |
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087336032X |
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Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale |
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Eric Maddern |
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From Publishers Weekly
Elegantly told, gorgeously illustrated and conveying a timely but unforced message, this rendering of a West African folktale is one of the more satisfying creation stories to come down the pike. The great sky-god Nyame fills a basket with soil, trees, flowers, insects and birds, then hangs it in the sky--thus forming the earth. Nyame cuts a trapdoor in the sky (the moon) so he can visit earth, and he punches holes (stars) so light can shine through. Then two "spirit people" dwelling inside Nyame climb up to his mouth to look outside; a sudden sneeze carries them to the earth. Once there, the spirit people, eager for children, fashion clay figures: "We could bake the shapes in the fire and then breathe life into them." They bake some much longer than others, so that their children--all cherished equally--range in... |
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table |
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Roger Lancelyn Green |
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0679423117 |
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Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure--"The Quest for the Round Table, " "The First Quest of Sir Lancelot, " "How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot, " and so forth--part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All Ages)
Card catalog description
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "true-born King of Britain," covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing.
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Read & Understand Stories & Activities (Grade 3) |
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Jo Ellen Moore |
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1557996296 |
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This hands-on resource book for Grade 3 contains 21 reproducible stories of different genre and practice materials for a wide spectrum of reading skills. The one-and-two page stories vary in reading difficulty from mid-second through beginning fourth grade levels to meet the range of needs in an average third grade classroom.
Each story consists of text with fun illustrations,suitable for reproduction, followed by five pages of activities for practicing reading skills such as: comprehension, vocabulary development, word attack skills, phonics, and recording information.
Stories span these genre: folk tales, fairy tales, realistic fiction, nonfiction, myths & legends, poetry, and fantasy. Comprehension questions cover recalling story details, drawing conclusions, making inferences and predictions,... |
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The Lost Children |
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Paul Goble |
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0689819994 |
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From Publishers Weekly
In this retelling of a Blackfoot Indian legend, six neglected orphans become stars. "Goble tells the myth with earnest simplicity, a gentle cadence to his words imbuing the text with particular significance. His illustrations-dazzling in color, crisp and clean in design-prove typically arresting," said PW. All ages. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-- A sacred tale of the Blackfoot, The Lost Children tells of six orphaned brothers, neglected by their people, given grudging charity, taunted and scorned by other children. They are befriended only by the camp dogs. At last the boys, tired of the unkindness around them, go to the Above World, where they become the stars we call the Pleiades. Sun Man punishes the neglectful... |
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Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold |
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Ellen Datlow (Editor) |
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0689846134 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-In this anthology, noted children's and adult fantasy writers play with the bones of traditional stories, songs, and characters to create 13 vibrant, imaginative short stories. Bruce Coville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen are among the contributors. In the tales, the fisherman and his wife are viewed from across the water by a lonely motherless girl; fairies give Sleeping Beauty a century of time to explore the world before she wakes up and settles down; Lupe, in her mother's red cape, faces down the wolf. Some stories are set in the folkloric past, others weave in contemporary details such as harried urban life, computers, and cell phones with pleasing results. The final moving story, Katherine Vaz's "My Swan Sister," based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild... |
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Heckedy Peg |
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Audrey Wood |
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0833594621 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Although text and art in this picture book match as hand and glove, it is really the ornate illustrations that carry it aloft to the dimension of classic fairytale. The mother of seven children (who are named for each day of the week) leaves for the market with a list of things for thembutter, knife, pitcher, honey, salt, crackers and egg pudding. The witch Heckedy Peg who "lost her leg" drops in on the kids and turns them into foodbread, pie, milk, porridge, fish, cheese and roast rib. The mother finds her children and saves them by matching each food item on her list, as in bread and butter, cheese and crackers, etc. The story has essential elements of playfulness and eeriness; also evident is a poetic license that effects a looseness in structure. The realistic figures of the happy inhabitants of the cottage... |
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Korean Myths and Folk Legends |
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Hwang Pae-Gang |
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0895818566 |
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Book Description
This book is a collection of myths and legends describing the beliefs and customs of the ancient people in the formative stage of Korean civilization, and will help the reader understand the Korean people, their traditions and their culture. The twenty eight myths and legends in this volume are selected from several books of historic importance. Though they have been enjoyed throughout the ages in Korea, they are not known outside so well and this volume will fill that void.
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Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales |
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G. Ronald Murphy |
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The fairy tales collected by the brothers Grimm are among the best known and most widely-read stories in western literature. In recent years commentators such as Bruno Bettelheim have, usually from a psychological perspective, pondered the underlying meaning of the stories, why children are
so enthralled by them, and what effect they have on the developing child. In this book, Ronald Murphy takes five of the best-known tales ("Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Sleeping Beauty") and shows that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. Murphy
examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms' intention. His own readings of the five so-called "magical" tales reveal them as the beautiful and inspiring "documents... |
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