Synopses & Reviews
Continue the magical journey of storytelling with this sequel to the bestseller Multicultural Folktales: Stories to Tell Young Children. Author Judy Sierra is a children's librarian who has received wide recognition as an author, storyteller, and teacher of storytelling. Her new volume contains an additional 20 short folktales suitable for grades K-2 as an audience and grades 3-8 as audience and performers.
Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Readers' Theater not only describes the techniques of effective storytelling but is also student centered, stressing audience participation. Each folktale is accompanied by storytelling suggestions and by traceable patterns that can be used as feltboard pieces or puppets in readers theater.
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Librarians and teachers who want to add another dimension to their programming endeavors or to expand curriculum units will find this work a popular choice.Public Library Quarterly
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I found this to be an excellent resource book for storytellers and for teachers and others who work with kids age seven through twelve.The Second Story Review
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Multicultural Folktales brings expert help in useful form to the classroom.WLTA Newsletter
Synopsis
Judy Sierra has done it again! This sequel to the bestseller Multicultural Folktales to Tell Young Children is the kind of resource teachers and librarians adore because it helps them keep the magic of language and literature alive. It contains 20 short folktales from around the world ideal for classroom use as well as for story hours and suitable for grades K-6. The book clearly describes techniques of effective storytelling and is student-centered, stressing audience participation. Each folktale is accompanied by storytelling suggestions and by traceable patterns that can be used to make feltboard pieces or puppets for readers' theater.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index.
About the Author
JUDY SIERRA, Ph.D., a former children's librarian, is a leader of workshops in storytelling, folklore, and children's literature.
Kids Q&A
Read the Kids' Q&A with Judy Sierra and Marc Brown