Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook - by Norma J Livo & Sandra A Rietz (Paperback)

About the Book

Packed with folktales, poetry, aphorisms, songs, and legends, this comprehensive sourcebook is appropriate for use with upper elementary and secondary students or as a resource for the professional storyteller. The source material covers costumes, customs, dances and drama, food, games, and legends, as well as forms of oral literature (music, proverbs, rhymes, riddles, tales, beliefs, and superstitions). An extensive guide to the world's folklore, it is ideal as a resource for creative writing projects.

Book Synopsis

Packed with folktales, poetry, aphorisms, songs, and legends, this comprehensive sourcebook is appropriate for use with upper elementary and secondary students or as a resource for the professional storyteller. The source material covers costumes, customs, dances and drama, food, games, and legends, as well as forms of oral literature (music, proverbs, rhymes, riddles, tales, beliefs, and superstitions). An extensive guide to the world's folklore, it is ideal as a resource for creative writing projects.

Review Quotes

"A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas."-Bloomsbury Review

?A valuable resource for teachers, artists, writers, performers, and those interested in exploring the origins of ideas.?-Bloomsbury Review

?A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling.?-Library Talk

?An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work.?-School Library Journal

?Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns.?-Elementary School Library Collection

?Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time.?-Australian Library Review

"A voluminous compendium of everything related to storytelling."-Library Talk

"An excellent source filled with cultural resources...Guaranteed to make for fascinating reading...Highly recommended."-Emergency Librarian

"An invaluable tool for any small or medium-sized library doing children's or folklore reference work."-School Library Journal

"Contents include information of the technique of storytelling, customs, heroes, cultural artifacts, and patterns."-Elementary School Library Collection

"Opens new vistas for the storyteller and will help him or her escape from the cuteness that has dominated the field for a remarkably long time."-Australian Library Review

About the Author

NORMA J. LIVO, Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, has written numerous books and articles on storytelling and has a national following as a storyteller. She has served on the board of directors for the National Storytelling Association and received the NSA leadership award for the Western region. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado.

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