num_pages: 192
description: Judy Sierra has done it again! This sequel to the bestseller Multicultural Folktales to Tell Young Children is the kind of resource teachers and librarians adore because it helps them keep the magic of language and literature alive. It contains 20 short folktales from around the world ideal for classroom use as well as for story hours and suitable for grades K-6. The book clearly describes techniques of effective storytelling and is student-centered, stressing audience participation. Each folktale is accompanied by storytelling suggestions and by traceable patterns that can be used to make feltboard pieces or puppets for readers' theater.Includes:The New year's Animals (Chinese)The Rabbit and the Tiger (Vietnamese)Kanchil and the Crocodile (Indonesian)Strongest of All (Korean)The Water Buffalo and the Snail (Filipino)The Bird and her Babies (Sri Lankan)The Wolf, the Goat, and the Cabbages (African Dilemma Tale)Eat, Coat, Eat (Turkish)The Little Ant (Spanish)Munachar and Manachar (Irish)The Wee Bannock (Scottish)The Tricks of a Fox (Koryak-Siberia)Through the Needle's Eye (Inuit)Brer Rabbit's Riding Horse (African-American)The Bad Bear (Anglo-American)Juan and the Ghost (Hispanic)The Rabbit who Wanted Red Wings (Anglo-American)The Mouse and the Coal (French-Canadian)The Talkative Tortoise (Guatemalan)The Two Monkeys (Cuban)
language: English
title: Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Readers' Theater
titlecomplete: Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Readers' Theater
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Oryx  Press