A Celebration of American Family Folklore - Tales & Traditions from the Smithsonian Collection
Baker/Kotkin/Zeitlin

For four consecutive summers, a steady stream of visitors poured into the Family Folklore Tent at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., carrying photo albums, quilts, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and a dazzling array of family stories in their memories. And, for the first time, one of America's most distinguished museums was there to record their tales. This book is a treasure. Originally published by Pantheon Books in 1982, it includes a section on "How To Collect Your Own Family Folklore" and offers some of the most illuminating photographs and liveliest stories collected by the Smithsonian. A wonderful tribute to American family life and splendid proof of the vitality of American family lore. Recipient of the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award

Culture:				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: Adult, Family				Book	0-938756-36-2	18.95
Genre: Resources for Storytelling, Teaching Resources
Theme: Original, Personal/Contemporary

Creative Storytelling - Choosing, Inventing, & Sharing Tales for Children
Jack Maguire

Quite simply, Creative Storytelling is one of the best and most comprehensive books on telling stories. This newly expanded, beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide tells readers about sources and types of stories; how to gear stories toward children of different ages and interests; techniques for remembering and adapting stories; and how to use personal experiences to create new stories. One chapter takes a story through the complete storytelling process, with specific tips on tone, pacing, and atmosphere. A special section examines how storytelling leads to a wide range of other creative activities. This edition also features a new section on storytelling and environmentalism, with information on creating stories that foster environmental awareness.

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Age Level: Adult				Book	0-938756-35-4	15.95
Genre: How to Tell Stories, Resources for Storytelling
Theme:

Escape Or Die
Ina Friedman

In this extraordinary collection of true stories, some new to this edition, 12 Jewish men and women - all under the age of 20 at the time - recount their incredible tales of surviving the Holocaust. Covering the years 1933 to 1948 and encompassing ten countries and as many destinations, these stories of escape are more than dramatic adventure tales and are particularly moving for young people. Filled with episodes of luck, courage, endurance, and ingenuity, each first-person narrative is an authentic and moving testimony to the human struggle for life against all odds and all costs.

Culture: European, Jewish				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: Adult				Book	0-938756-34-6	12.95
Genre: Historical
Theme: Original, Scary

The Ghost & I - Scary Stories for Participatory Telling
Jennifer Justice

This anthology of audience participation stories is the next in a series of books that began with the publication of Joining In. Jennifer Justice, a marvelous storyteller from Boston, combines her keen editorial ability with her intimate story sense to bring us into the realm of ghostly humor and fright. The Ghost & I features 16 tales by award-winners Joe Bruchac, Rafe Martin, Heather Forest, Laura Simms, Jay O'Callahan, and more. The stories, geared for ages 5 - 14, vary from funny to frightening, and from simple to complex in plot and imagery. Some of the stories invite a great deal of physical participation, while others simply inspire active listening by repetition and anticipation. As with Joining In, notes for each tale clearly demonstrate how to encourage audience involvement.

Culture: Asian, European, Native American				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: 3 - 5 Grade, 6 - 12 Grade				Book	0-938756-97-0	15.95
Genre: Folk Tale, How to Tell Stories
Theme: Scary, Teaching/Wisdom Tales

The Hungry Tigress
Rafe Martin

In this definitive edition, completely updated and rewritten with expanded commentaries and two new sections, Rafe Martin brings together a fascinating array of stories from the Buddhist tradition. Told and developed by Rafe over many years, these stories include legends of the historical Buddha's birth, life, and enlightenment as well as traditional jataka talesÑstories of the Buddha in his former births, often appearing in animal form. In many of these seemingly simple tales, wise animals teach humans important lessons about the central Buddhist principles of wisdom, heroic action, nonviolence and compassion. From the familiar legend of the Buddha's Enlightenment, to the title story of a tenderhearted prince who offers his body to a starving tigress and her cubs, to a twentieth-century tale based on the heroic act of a World War II pilot, these stories are imbued with deep interest in the natural world and empathy for all things living. A complete section of detailed commentaries provides essential background information and analysis of each story. In addition, two thoughtful essays explore the relevance of jataka tales to us today, and how the stories can be used to teach and guide our lives. The book artfully draws together Buddhist scholarship, story-as-teaching, folktales, and myth into what is both an engaging story book and an informative resource, sure to delight and enlighten all readers.

Culture: Middle East/South Asia				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: Adult, 6 - 12 Grade				Book	0-938756-52-4	16.95
Genre: Folk Tale, Myth
Theme: Animal Stories, Sacred, Teaching/Wisdom Tales

Joining In - An Anthology of Audience Participation Stories & How to Tell Them
Miller/Livo

Now in its fifth printing, this anthology features stories by Heather Forest, Doug Lipman, Norma Livo, Anne Pellowski, Diane Wolkstein, Bill Harley, and 12 more tellers. The stories are from African, Indian, Native American, and other cultures; some are original. Each of the 18 stories includes notes by the contributor on how to encourage the audience to participate in the telling of the story. The first in our series, this anthology provides a wealth of information on storytelling and audience participation techniques.

Culture: African American, Africa, European, Middle East/South Asia				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: 3 - 5 Grade, 6 - 12 Grade				Book	0-938756-21-4	16.95
Genre: Folk Tale, How to Tell Stories
Theme: Teaching/Wisdom Tales

Storytelling & The Art
Nancy Mellon

We are pleased to re-issue this classic in the field of storytelling as a healing art. It offers tools for story-making and story-telling through examples and exercises. Nancy Mellon's deep sense of mission and her commitment to creativity encourage us to tap into the vast creative wisdom within the archetypal characters, landscapes and plots found in tales throughout the world. Many teachers, students, community leaders, parents, therapists and other professionals have carried this inspirational book with them, dog-eared and worn, in backpacks and purses, to help them meet daily challenges Storytelling and the Art of Imagination portrays adults and children finding healing perspectives and creative courage in the midst of even the most dire stresses of daily life. Some of the many tools Mellon discusses and demonstrates include rhythms of voice and speech, movement and direction, visualization, and the imaginative wealth of symbolism in the natural world and in the archetypal forces that inform the healing imagination.

Culture:				Format	ISBN	Price
Age Level: Adult				Book	0-938756-66-4	17.95
Genre: How to Tell Stories, Resources for Storytelling, Teaching Resources
Theme: How to

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