An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States.
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Folklore From The Working Folk Of Americ
“This collection of fascinating lore derives from the occupations of American workers, including the farmer, hunter, trapper, prospector, fisherman, preacher, railroad man, teamster, cab driver, student, river pilot, soldier, cowboy, root doctor and many others.”
Grandfather Tales
A collection of folk tales from North Carolina and Virginia for a slightly older audience than that for Chase’s Jack Tales. “The collector of the Jack Tales has brought new joy to children and storytellers in these twenty-four tales and a mummer’s play . . . richly humorous. Colorful mountain speech comes to life.” — School Library Journal, starred review
Jump Again! More Adventures Of Brer Rabbit
Continues the lighthearted adventures and antics of the crafty Brer Rabbit
Wanderlove
Bria, an aspiring artist just graduated from high school, takes off for Central America’s La Ruta Maya, rediscovering her talents and finding love.
Pedro: Fools the Gringo and Other Tales of a Latin American Trickster
This collection of 12 brief Latin American trickster tales is lively and humorous.
Wisdom Tales From Around The World: Fifty Gems Of Story And Wisdom For Such Diverse Traditions As Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, African, And Native American (World Storytelling)
A collection of traditional stories from around the world, reflecting the cumulative wisdom of Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American cultures.
Wonder Tales (World Storytelling)
Includes twenty-seven folktales from Europe, Asia, Africa, India, the Arctic, and the Americas.
The Serpent Slayer: And Other Stories of Strong Women
A collection of twenty traditional tales from various parts of the world, each of whose main character is a strong and resourceful woman.
Jewish Migration
Jewish Migration will look at young migrants from pogrom-era Russia to the USA, at World War II era escapes to safe countries, at the Kindertransport to England, and at post-war resettlement in Palestine, and contemporary Russian Jews arriving in Israel today.