Folktales of the Amazon

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult School Services -- Storytelling & Folklore
• Anthropology » Folklore

Reviews:

• "If any of the countries of the great Amazon basin are in the curriculum of your school, then this is a fascinating collection of folktales that can be used to build authenticity into the study of the region. These tales are very different than the Eurocentral ones kids and teens have heard, so it is a fresh new experience…These are as close to authentic as it gets."
  —Teacher Librarian 4/1/2009
• "Galeano, a poet and translator, left his native Columbia long ago, but recently revived an interest in the folktales of the region as a source for poetic and literary inspiration. He taped the stories from oral tellings, then drew on his literary craft to rework and rewrite them. In addition to offering the tales themselves, he demonstrates a way of looking at folklore from the perspective of art rather than social science. His sections are topical, with tales about origins; anacondas and boas; dolphins and other aquatic seducers; beasts and forest defenders; dark and malevolent shamans; punishment for ill behavior; and special places, plants, and birds."
  —Reference & Research Book News May 2009

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Tales of Origin
  Chapter 2: Tales about Anacondas and Boas
  Chapter 3: Tales about Dolphins and Other Aquatic Seducers
  Chapter 4: Tales of Beasts and Forest Defenders
  Chapter 5: Tales of Dark and Malevolent Shamans
  Chapter 6: Tales of Punishment for Ill Behavior
  Chapter 7: Tales of Special Places, Plants, and Birds

PDF Catalogs:
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf