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Tales to Tickle Your Funny Bone Humorous Tales from Around the World
Norma J. Livo
ISBN: 1-59158-504-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-504-6
232 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 6/30/2007
List Price: $30.00 (UK Sterling Price: £20.95)
Discount Price: $15.00 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • Storytelling World Award 2008 Winner
Reviews:
  • Livo's insistence on the importance of oral culture to childhood teaching and learning led her to a life-long interest in storytelling, about which she has written a textbook. Here, for teachers, other professionals, and just plain folks who want to entertain friends, she presents humorous tales, most a page or two long, from cultures around the world and through time. She identifies the country and sometimes region of origin for each.
    —Reference & Research Book News     11/1/2007
Description: From tall tales, trickster tales, and noodlehead stories to hoaxes, urban legends, riddles and songs-here are more than 70 stories from around the world and across the centuries that you can pull out of your story bag at a moment's notice-to read aloud or re-tell before, between and after daily activities; or integrate into lessons and learning opportunities. Most take just minutes to read. The country or culture of origin is noted for each story, and there is a detailed bibliography, introductory notes on humor and folklore, and a discussion of the healing power of humor.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface by Pat Mendoza
    Introduction
    Why Everyone Should Be Able to Tell a Story (Scotland)
    The Foolish, the Clever, and the Wise: Stories from Folklore
    Noodleheads and Simpletons
    Tricksters
    Tall Tales
    Family Stories, Local Legends, and Urban Myths
    Riddles, Verses, Rhymes, and Songs
    Bibliography
    Appreciation
    Index
About the Author: Norma J. Livo, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado, Denver is the author and co-author of numerous books, many of them award-winners, including Storytelling: Process & Practice (Libraries Unlimited, 1986), Folk Stories of the Hmong (Libraries Unlimited, 1991), and Bringing Out Their Best (Libraries Unlimited, 2003). She served on the board of the National Storytelling Association, and is Founder of the Rocky Mountain Storytelling Conference. She has a national following as a storyteller and received NSN's 2002 ORACLE Award for Lifetime Achievement in storytelling.
LCC Class: 398
PDF Catalogs:
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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