Paul Robert Walker
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American Folktales seriesNational Geographic School Publishing • 2007
These five illustrated folktale collections represent the people and land of five regions of the United States: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West. Each book includes four different types of folktales: a tall tale, a Native American story, an ethnic story, and a regional story. The series is rated at a 4th grade reading level, and is intended to provide content-based literature to complement regional social studies. A brief essay on "The Story Behind This Tale" follows each tale, and each volume contains information on the region, on folktales in general, and a "Read, Research, and Write" page with suggested student activities. Ordering InformationThese books are from National Geographic Educational Publishing and are not available in bookstores. They can be ordered at NGSP.com or by calling 888-915-3276.
The American Folktales series is available in various packages, including the following. Prices are current as of October 2008. • Single copy...$12.17 • Single-copy set - 1 copy each of 5 titles (5 books total) and online Teacher's Guides and Assessments...$60.85 • 6-pack of same title...$73.02 • Classroom set - 6 copies each of 5 titles (30 books total) and Teacher's Guides and Assessments on CD...$356.35 • Teacher's Guides & Assessments on CD...$42.44 ContentsFolktales of the Northeast Tall Tale • Old Stormalong Finds a Man-Sized Ship Native American Tale (Iroquois) • Flying Head and the Ten Brothers Ethnic Tale (Pennsylvania Dutch) • Cattle at the Bottom of the Sea Regional Tale (Catskill Mountains) • How John Darling Learned About Girls Folktales of the Southeast Tall Tale • John Henry Races the Steam Drill Native American Tale (Cherokee) • Rabbit and His Tricks Ethnic Tale (African American) • The Flying Africans Regional Tale (Appalachian Mountains) • The Mule Humans Folktales of the Midwest Tall Tale • Paul Bunyan and the Winter of the Blue Snow Native American Tale (Algonquin) • Son of the Morning Star Ethnic Tale (Scandinavian American) • Febold Feboldson Busts a Few Droughts Regional Tale (Ohio and Indiana) • Johnny Appleseed Folktales of the Southwest Tall Tale • Pecos Bill Finds a Ranch but Loses a Wife Native American Tale (Zuni) • The Turkey Girl Ethnic Tale (Mexican American) • The Flower of Life Regional Tale (Arizona/Mexican border) • Running with the Mustangs Folktales of the West Tall Tale • Old Gabe in the Valley of the Yellowstone Native American Tale (Columbia River Indians) • Coyote and the Giant Sisters Ethnic Tale (Chinese American) • The Thousand-League Horse Regional Tale (Hawaii) • Kana the Stretching Wonder |
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