Download or read book Introducing Children to Folk Tales written by Beth Weir and published by Bill Harp Teachers Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fairy Tale written by Marina Warner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marina Warner guides us through the rich world of fairy tale, from Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel to Snow White and Pan's Labyrinth. Exploring pervasive themes of folklore, myth, the supernatural, imagination, and fantasy, Warner highlights the impact of the genre on human understanding, history, and culture.
Download or read book Folk Tales Every Child Should Know written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Folk Tales Every Child Should Know" by Various. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Storybook written by Patrick Ryan and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their love grew. But they dared not tell anyone about it, even family or friends. The Hill of Roses
Download or read book The Teeny Tiny Woman written by Paul Galdone and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book The Spell Thief written by Tom Percival and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack (of the beanstalk fame) and his magical talking chicken, Betsy, have always been great at making new friends. But when Jack spots Anansi, the new kid in town, talking to a troll in the Deep Dark Woods, everything changes. Everyone knows that trolls mean trouble, and Jack will do anything to prove to the rest of his friends that Anansi is a troll spy. Even if that means using stolen magic! The Spell Thief is the first book in this brilliant new highly-illustrated series by Tom Percival, featuring all the fairy-tale characters you know and love having brand-new adventures!
Download or read book Tales of the elves icelandic folktales for children written by Anna Kristín Ásbjörnsdóttir and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Folktales written by Howard Giskin and published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the rich background of this culture through these tales handed down from one generation to the next in the oral tradition. Every province of China is represented, and each story is put in perspective using maps, pronunciation guide, and notes
Download or read book Stories to Tell Children Fifty Four Folk Tales with Guidance for Storytelling written by Sara Cone Bryant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara Cone Bryant presents a selection of entertaining and fun stories for parents to read to young children, many with morals and memorable conclusions. Drawing her selection from traditional folk tales and her own imagination, Bryant offers a well-rounded and impressive set of stories perfect for bedtime. This book's introduction takes the form of a storytelling guide; the parent is told how to properly read a children's story, what to emphasize and how to narrate the dialog, so that the child's attention doesn't wander and they gain the greatest benefit from the telling. Many classics are recognizably adapted for this volume, such as The Gingerbread Man and David and Goliath. Other stories evoke country traditions, with farm animals and adventures a frequent theme. We also witness stories that draw upon the old legends of past kingdoms and cultures, lending an exotic and interesting flair to the collection. In all, this book offers parents and children varied and rewarding reading experience.
Download or read book Introducing Children s Literature written by Deborah Cogan Thacker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Children's Literature is an ideal guide to reading children's literature through the perspective of literary history. Focusing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in which these concerns influence and are influenced by the children's literature of the time. Each section begins with a general chapter, which explains the relationship between the major issues of each literary period and the formal and thematic qualities of children's texts. Close readings of selected texts follow to demonstrate the key defining characteristics of the form of writing and the literary movements. Original in its approach, this book sets children's literature within the context of literary movements and adult literature. It is essential reading for students studying writing for children. Books discussed include: *Louisa May Alcott's Little Women * Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies *Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland *Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz *Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden *P.L.Travers' Mary Poppins *E.B.White's Charlotte's Web *Philip Pullman's Clockwork.
Download or read book Fun in Devlok written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Indra an unhappy god? Why is the cow such a cool animal? Who is the demon of forgetfulness? Master storyteller Devdutt Pattnaik answers these curious questions and reveals many more secrets of the world of gods and demons in this delightfully illustrated omnibus, featuring all six tales in the Fun in Devlok series. Follow Harsha as he discovers the secret to happiness, listen to Gauri’s fascinating conversation with a talking cow, play dumb charades with Shiva, find out why identity cards are important even for Krishna, join the fight between between Kama and Yama, and learn why the river Saraswati disappeared mysteriously. Jump right in. The gates of Devlok are open.
Download or read book The Folk Tale Classics Keepsake Collection written by Paul Galdone and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects four classic folk tales featuring animals, including "The Three Bears," "The Three Little Kittens," and "The Little Red Hen."
Download or read book Story Records for Children as an Introduction to Selected Books and Folk Tales written by Louetta Maureen Kuhns and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book There s a Wolf at the Door written by Zoë B. Alley and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Five classic tales all starring one put-upon wolf in an over-sized gift-ready package. Wolf, a rather fine dresser and intelligent creature, just can't catch a break. All he wants to do is eat some pig, lamb, a gosling or two, a loud shepherd ... or that little girl wearing a red hood, but for some reason none of them will cooperate. Five classic tales morph into one ongoing yarn as Wolf bumbles his way through each of them"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Folk Story Plays for Children written by M L Conger and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of plays is perfect for parents and teachers who want to introduce children to the joys of folk tales from around the world. From the African savannah to the forests of Europe, these plays are a celebration of the rich diversity of folk traditions. Each play is accompanied by helpful notes and suggestions for costumes and props, making it easy for children to bring these stories to life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Penguin Book of World Folk Tales written by Milton Rugoff and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1977 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What If Everybody Did That written by Ellen Javernick and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2010 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Text first published in 1990 by Children's Press, Inc."
