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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Contributors
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Section One: Introducing the Folk Literature Genre
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Chapter 1
Unraveling the Tapestry: An Overview of the Folk Literature Genre
Terrell A. Young
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Section Two: Exploring the Subgenres of Folk Literature
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Chapter 2
The How and Why of Folk Tales
Anne Marie Kraus
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Chapter 3
The Moral of the Story: Learning About Fables
Nancy J. Johnson, Angela Sorgatz Vroom
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Chapter 4
Mythology: A Cosmic Theater
Sam L. Sebesta, Dianne L. Monson
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Chapter 5
Legend Has It: What Legends Bring to Classroom Learning
Darcy H. Bradley
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Chapter 6
Tall Tales: An American Folk Invention
Linda M. Pavonetti
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Section Three: Sampling Folk Literature Across Cultures
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Chapter 7
Folk Tales From the African Diaspora: The Power of the Oral Tradition
Deborah L. Thompson
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Chapter 8
When Tigers Smoked Pipes: Asian Folk Literature
Belinda Y. Louie
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Chapter 9
European Folk Tales and Their Value Today
Ellen A. Greever, John Warren Stewig
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Chapter 10
Jewish Folk Tales: From Elijah the Prophet to the Wise Men of Chelm
Evelyn B. Freeman
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Chapter 11
Exploring Latino Culture Through Folk Tales
Lynn Atkinson Smolen, Victoria Ortiz-Castro
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Chapter 12
Open Sesame! Middle Eastern and Indian Subcontinent Folk Literature
Marcia Baghban
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Chapter 13
Tribal Stories From Native America
Debbie A. Reese
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Section Four: Celebrating Folk Literature in the Classroom
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Chapter 14
Cinderella and Her Sisters: Variants and Versions
Ann Sloan, Sylvia M. Vardell
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Chapter 15
Starting at the Roots: Collecting Folklore in the Home, School, and Community
Nancy L. Hadaway
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Chapter 16
“I'll Be the Monster!” Folk Tales and Classroom Drama
Judy Sierra
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Chapter 17
Transforming Fairy Tales to Inspire Young Authors
Laura Tuiaea
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Chapter 18
Timeless and Timely Fairy Tales, Ideologies, and the Modern Classroom
Jane E. Kelley
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Afterword
Susan Hepler
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Author Index
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Folk Literature Author Index
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Subject Index
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