Bibliograph

How to tell a folktale, Carol Alexander

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How to tell a folktale, Carol Alexander

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to tell a folktale

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

753002138

Responsibility statement

Carol Alexander

Series statement

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Summary

This exciting title introduces readers to the folktale genre. Readers will learn that folktales are often passed down and retold from generation to generation. Writing activities help readers write their own folktales

Table Of Contents

What is a folktale? -- "Paul Bunyan tames the Whistling River" -- Big characters in a tall tale -- Dialogue and dialect -- Setting: The place and time -- Plot: The basic outline -- Theme -- Creative responses to the folktale -- Explaining our world -- "How crow brought the daylight" -- Trickster characters -- Dialogue: Developing characters -- Setting: A long time ago -- More about plots -- More about theme -- Creative response to the folktale -- Writing a folktale

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Folktale

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