Tortoise and Hare from Children's Illustrations, 1880 |
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NOVEMBER DECEMBER
2011
I
offer you some sites to complement this issues theme.
CHINA
Chinese Wonder Book
- Meet The Nodding Tiger, The Man Who Would Not Scold, among others in these
fifteen stories from Norman Hinsdale Pitman, c. 1919.
http://tinyurl.com/3jzdjmf
Chinese Fables and Folk Stories – Download
this free book by Mary Hayes Davis, Chow-Leung, published in 1908.
http://tinyurl.com/yda28q4
Storybug.net –
This link will lead to a blog post I wrote in 2008 to Celebrate the Chinese New Year. You will find additional stories and resources there.
http://tinyurl.com/yfqejbk
JAPAN
Kid’s Web Japan -
“Folk Legends of Japan… boy heroes, terrible ogres, animal antics, and more.”
http://tinyurl.com/3zzy3w2 Children of the Camps – Internment History – From the Public Broadcast System (PBS)
http://tinyurl.com/3eejcrk
Smithsonian
Education: Letters from the Japanese American Internment –A children’s librarian in San Diego gave stamped, self-addressed
postcards to Japanese American’s sent away. She urged them to write to her. In
1993 more than 250 postcards and letters were donated to the museum.
http://tinyurl.com/3ptbp6a
Smithsonian Education
– A set of lesson plans for grades K–12. Historical
documents, information on the camps and a timeline tell this tragic tale.
http://tinyurl.com/3rgkomtTales of Japan: Sharing Their Stories – A blog post I wrote in reaction to the devastating earthquake in Japan, containing seven public domain books of Japanese folktales. Each book is a free download.
http://tinyurl.com/42rt96x
MIDDLE EAST
The Gifts of Wali Dad
– A Tale of India and Pakistan retold Aaron Shepard.
http://tinyurl.com/3ot3945
The Three Princes
– Saudi Arabia
http://tinyurl.com/3uzufjq
Kashmiri Folktales -Folktales
and information on culture, religion, customs and music of the Kashmir people.
http://www.koausa.org/folktales/
http://www.koausa.org/folktales/
Nasreddin Hodja -
A
collection of stories from the Middle East would not be complete without Hodja! Contains a historical introduction and
bibliography.
http://tinyurl.com/3nd6brq
The Algonquin Legends
of New England by Charles G. Leland, c. 1894. “This work contains a
collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the
principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians…”
http://tinyurl.com/3d2b5nk
The Encyclopedia of
Hotcâk (Winnebago) Mythology - The most comprehensive site I have found on
Native American folktales. There is an
extensive index of stories by subject matter, myths, maps, and legends.
http://hotcakencyclopedia.com/
Myths and Legends for
American Indian Youth
An extensive list of Native American tales from various
tribes that "represent large themes of human existence: where we came
from, how we should live, reconciliation to the tragedies of life. There are
smaller stories: teaching, humorous, answering "Why?" questions about
natural phenomena and behavior." http://tinyurl.com/3jlobp6
And if you missed any of the
previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.
2007
January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
2008
January
February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
2009
January
February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
2010
January
February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
2011
January February 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html
April May 2011http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
Karen Chace 2013 ©
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