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The Feather Merchants Other Tales Of The Fools Of Chelm
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Book Synopsis The Feather Merchants & Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm by : Steve Sanfield
Download or read book The Feather Merchants & Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm written by Steve Sanfield and published by Beech Tree Paperback Book. This book was released on 1993 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen traditional Eastern European Jewish tales of the town of Chelm and its silly citizens.
Book Synopsis The Feather Merchants, and Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm by : Steve Sanfield
Download or read book The Feather Merchants, and Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm written by Steve Sanfield and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Steve Sanfield has listened with fond ear to the centuries-old echoes of a town 3where kindness and sweetness and silliness2 have dwelt side by side from the beginning. In the town of Chelm, 7 and 7 are 11. It1s a matter of local logic, and you can find the proof of it on page 69. In the town of Chelm, Berish the Shammes, so his feet shouldn1t mar the beauty of any newly fallen snow while alerting merchants to the coming Sabbath, stands on a table and is carried aloft by 4 other Chelmites. If you think this sounds foolish, please turn to page 53. If you like riddles, pages 74 and 75 present some of Chelm1s best. If you enjoy sights, Russian artist Mikhail Magaril1s merry and touching view of Chelm will enlighten you.
Book Synopsis Myths and Hero Tales by : Agnes Regan Perkins
Download or read book Myths and Hero Tales written by Agnes Regan Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-11-25 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-stop cross-cultural selective guide to recent retellings of myths and hero tales for children and young adults will enable teachers and library media specialists to select comparative myths and tales from various, mostly non-European cultures. The focus is on stories from Native America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Oceania. The Guide contains extensively annotated entries on 189 books of retellings of myths and hero tales, both ancient and modern, from around the world published between 1985 and 1996. Represented are 1,455 stories suitable for use with young people from mid-elementary through high school. The entries, arranged alphabetically by writer, contain complete bibliographic data, age and grade levels, and evaluative annotations. Seven indexes—title, author, illustrator, culture, story type, name, and grade level—make searching easy. The story type index will enable teachers to select comparative myths and tales from different cultures on more than 50 types of myths and hero tales. Among the many myth types cited are origin of human beings and the world, comparative social customs and rituals, natural and heavenly phenomena, animal appearance and behavior, searches and quests, and tricksters. Among the hero tale types are fools and buffoons, kings and queens, warriors, monster slayers, important female figures, magicians, voyagers and adventurers, and spiritual leaders. The Guide concludes with a bibliography of retellings published earlier that have come to be considered standard works.
Book Synopsis How the Wise Men Got to Chelm by : Ruth von Bernuth
Download or read book How the Wise Men Got to Chelm written by Ruth von Bernuth and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Wise Men Got to Chelm is the first in-depth study of Chelm literature and its relationship to its literary precursors. When God created the world, so it is said, he sent out an angel with a bag of foolish souls with instructions to distribute them equally all over the world—one fool per town. But the angel’s bag broke and all the souls spilled out onto the same spot. They built a settlement where they landed: the town is known as Chelm. The collected tales of these fools, or “wise men,” of Chelm constitute the best-known folktale tradition of the Jews of eastern Europe. This tradition includes a sprawling repertoire of stories about the alleged intellectual limitations of the members of this old and important Jewish community. Chelm did not make its debut in the role of the foolish shtetl par excellence until late in the nineteenth century. Since then, however, the town has led a double life—as a real city in eastern Poland and as an imaginary place onto which questions of Jewish identity, community, and history have been projected. By placing literary Chelm and its “foolish” antecedents in a broader historical context, it shows how they have functioned for over three hundred years as models of society, somewhere between utopia and dystopia. These imaginary foolish towns have enabled writers both to entertain and highlight a variety of societal problems, a function that literary Chelm continues to fulfill in Jewish literature to this day.
Book Synopsis The Storytellers' Journey by : Joseph Daniel Sobol
Download or read book The Storytellers' Journey written by Joseph Daniel Sobol and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the seed of The Storytellers' Journey, Joseph Daniel Sobol's history of the past thirty years of American storytelling. In this compelling examination of the contemporary search for myth, Sobol explores the social and psychological roots of the storytelling revival and the ever-resurgent power of the storyteller. Drawing on interviews with dozens of storytellers around the country, Sobol paints the revival as part of a larger process of cultural revitalization. He traces the growth of the preeminent revival organization, the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), and details the individual passions, the organizational politics, and the economic, social, and mythic forces that have combined to transform a ragtag assemblage of enthusiasts into a national and international network of arts professionals. A seemingly chance encounter between a restlessly ambitious high school teacher and a coonhunting tale on the car radio sets off a chain of inspirations that changes the face of a small southern town, touches lives across America, and revitalizes a homely but treasured art form.
Download or read book Elder Tales written by Dan Keding and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional folktales from around the world celebrate the wisdom, courage, and even the follies of elders, presenting them as crones, wise men, sages, magic helpers, and fools. Arranged by story type, these are tales that can be used in the classroom and library, as a springboard for cultural comparisons and discussion of how wisdom is shared between generations, and how elders contribute to and are perceived by various societies. It is also a fine resource for storytellers performing in senior centers, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. Think folk and fairy tales are all about mischievous animals, beautiful princesses, and handsome princes? Think again. One of the most prominent themes in folklore is that of the strength and role of the elders, a theme that deserves revisiting today. This collection gathers traditional folktales from around the world to celebrate the wisdom, courage, and even the follies of elders. Arranged by story type, these are tales that can be used in the classroom and library, as a springboard for cultural comparisons and discussion of how wisdom is shared between generations, and how elders contribute to and are perceived by various societies.
Book Synopsis Adventures of High John the Conqueror by : Steve Sanfield
Download or read book Adventures of High John the Conqueror written by Steve Sanfield and published by august house. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery.
Book Synopsis While Standing on One Foot by : Nina Jaffe
Download or read book While Standing on One Foot written by Nina Jaffe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-10-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captures the wit, wisdom, and lore of Jewish tradition in a collection of folktales, legends, and literature.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Judaism by : Sara E. Karesh
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Judaism written by Sara E. Karesh and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated A to Z reference containing over 800 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to the religion of Judaism.
Book Synopsis Teaching the Holocaust by : Simone Schweber
Download or read book Teaching the Holocaust written by Simone Schweber and published by Torah Aura Productions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching about the Holocaust is necessarily an act of shaping memory, of forging the consciousness students have. Teaching the Holocaust is written to help teachers help their students to define their understandings of this difficult period in our history.
Book Synopsis Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens by : Silver
Download or read book Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens written by Silver and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linda Silver selected the titles that "represent the best in writing, illustration, reader appeal, and authentically Jewish content--in picture books, fiction and non-fiction, for readers ranging from early childhood through the high school years."--P. [4] of cover.
Book Synopsis Ready-to-tell Tales by : Bill Mooney
Download or read book Ready-to-tell Tales written by Bill Mooney and published by august house. This book was released on 1994 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multicultural collection of traditional tales contributed by more than forty of America's most experienced storytellers, with tips for telling the stories.
Book Synopsis The Jewish Story Finder by : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Download or read book The Jewish Story Finder written by Sharon Barcan Elswit and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.
Book Synopsis Your Reading by : National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
Download or read book Your Reading written by National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated listing of books of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama recommended for junior high and middle school students.
Book Synopsis Multicultural Children's Literature by : Donna E. Norton
Download or read book Multicultural Children's Literature written by Donna E. Norton and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the growing number of ethnic minority students in public schools, it is very important for teachers, librarians, and all those who work with children to have an understanding of appropriate multicultural literature. This book and the literature selections are designed to develop heightened sensitivity and understanding of people from various cultures and traditions through the selection of carefully chosen literature. It includes a balance of research about the culture and the literature, a discussion of authentic literature for students from early childhood through young adults, and teaching activities designed to develop higher cognitive abilities. The book uses a unique five-phase approach for the study of multicultural literature that has been field tested.
Book Synopsis A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, 1994-1996 by : Poets & Writers, Inc
Download or read book A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, 1994-1996 written by Poets & Writers, Inc and published by Directory of American Poets &. This book was released on 1994-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Names and addresses of contemporary poets and fiction writers whose work has been published in the United States.'
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Download or read book A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
