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Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook
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Norma J. Livo, Sandra A. Rietz
Book Code: LU6012
ISBN: 0-87287-601-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-87287-601-9
384 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 2/15/1991
List Price: $40.00 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects: Reviews:
  • An excellent source filled with cultural resources...Guaranteed to make for fascinating reading...Highly recommended.
    —Emergency Librarian
  • An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work.
    —School Library Journal
  • A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling.
    —Library Talk
  • A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas.
    —Bloomsbury Review
  • Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time.
    —Australian Library Review
  • Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns.
    —Elementary School Library Collection
Description: Packed with folktales, poetry, aphorisms, songs, and legends, this comprehensive sourcebook is appropriate for use with upper elementary and secondary students or as a resource for the professional storyteller. The source material covers costumes, customs, dances and drama, food, games, and legends, as well as forms of oral literature (music, proverbs, rhymes, riddles, tales, beliefs, and superstitions). An extensive guide to the world's folklore, it is ideal as a resource for creative writing projects.
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