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Folktales
Abiyoyo
(Africa)
Pete Seeger , illus. Michael Hays
Based on a South African Lullaby and folk story. Imaginative illustrations.
8101 paperback Grades
1-up 44pp $6.99
4904 Hardcover
$17.00
Abiyoyo Returns (Africa) Pete
Seeger and Paul DuBois Jones
A sequel to the well-known
Abiyoyo
2710 Hardcover Grades
preK-3 40pp $17.00
The Bremen Town Musicians
(Europe) Grim & Grim
A classic tale of a donkey, a cat, a dog and a rooster who set out to become musicians.
6946 paperback Grades
K-3 32pp
$6.95
Dance on a Sealskin (Native American)
Barbara Winslow, illus. Teri
Sloat
Heartwarming story of Annie’s
“first dance” a coming-of-age ceremony among Alaska’s Yup’ik Eskimos.
5594
paperback Grades preK-4 32pp $8.95
Dancing Dragon (China) Marcia Vaughan,
A fold out book reveals all the
color and excitement of a traditional Chinese New year Celebration
1348 paperback Grades
1-5 24pp
$6.00
Dancing Drum (Native American) Terri
Cohlene
A Cherokee legend with supporting articles on the history and culture of the people. Good illustrations.
3621 paperback
Grades 4-7 48pp
$4.95
3661 Hardcover
$12.86
Days of the Blackbird
(Europe) Tomie de Paola
An elegant tale set in northern Italy. The song of a faithful bird brings great healing.
0200 Hardcover
Grades preK-5 32pp $16.99
Did You Hear the Wind Sing Your Name?
(Nat Amer)
Sandra DeCoteau Orie, illus. By Christopher Canyon
Share the wonder of the rebirth of spring with all your senses: taste the first strawberries, smell the sacred cedar. Lush double page illustrations are stunningly realistic.
4857 paperback
Grades preK-up 32pp $6.95
180x Hardcover
$14.95
Dragon Parade (China)
Steven A Chin, illus Mou-Sien Tseng
A Chinese New Year story set in San Francisco in the 1850s. All the traditions are shared
0550 paperback Grades
4-7 32pp $5.45
946x Hardcover
$13.95
The Flute Player (Nat Amer) Michael Lacapa
Discover the story of the flute player in the Apache Tale.
6271 paperback Grades 1-4 48pp $7.95
Forest Singer
(Africa) Sylvia Sikundar
It takes time alone out in the forest to develop the song to become part of the group.
3600 Hardcover Grades
preK-4 32pp $15.95
Gabriella’s Song (Europe) Candaace Fleming, illus Giselle Potter
In Venice something wonderful is happening and it all begins with a song by little Gabriella.
1752 paperback Grades
K-4 36pp $5.99
9735 Hardcover
$16.00
Hello World (International) Manya
Stojic
Greetings in 42 languages around the globe with incredible art representing the diverse children.
2024 Hardcover
Grades preK-up 40pp
$14.95
How Music Came to the World
(Mexico) Retold by Hal
Ober, illus. Carol Ober
A Mexican legend of how the gods brought music to the world, Striking oil pastel illustrations reflect the motifs of many Mexican cultures.
5235 Hardcover
Grades K-7 32pp $17.00
Imani’s Music (Africa) Sheron
Williams, illus. Jude Daly
Drops of Music blow down on Imani the grasshopper and bless the world with song.
2545 Hardcover Grades
1-4 32pp
$17.00
Laughing River (Africa)
Elizabeth Haze Vega
A lyrical folktale for peace. Music accompanies the story line which is designed for Orff instrumentation.
0355 Hardcover Grades
preK-6 32pp $16.95
0363 Cassette
$9.95
Love Flute (Nat Amer) Paul
Goble
A tender story of the origin of the Native American flute
6839 paperback Grades
preK-3 32pp $6.99
Musicians of the Sun (Lat Amer)
Gerald McDermotts
An Aztec tale of the origins of music told with bold colorful illustrations of Gerald McDermott.
7066 Hardcover Grades
K-7 40pp $17.00
Northwoods Cradle Song (Nat Amer)
Douglas Wood, illus. Lisa Desimini
A poetic adaptation of a Native American lullaby. Art and word images come together in this beautiful book.
2286 paperback Grades
preK-3 32pp $5.99
Rainstick: a Fable (Africa) Sandra Chisholm Robinson, illus. Peter Grosshauser
Discover the meaning and wonder of rainsticks in
this wonderful story. Make
your own with the instructions provided.
2840 paperback Grades
2 up 40 pp $9.95
Shake it up Tales! (International) Margaret
MacDonald
Stories to sing, dance, drum and act out. Teaching suggestions accompany each fable.
5704 paperback Teacher
Resource 192pp
$14.95
Singing Man (Africa) Angela Shelf Medeares, illus. Teresa Shaffer
The choice of music over a more “practical” occupation leads to a wonderful exploration of the music man in a culture and creation of the saying, “yams fill the belly, trade fills the pockets, but music fills the heart.”
1036 Hardcover Grades
1-6 32 pp
$16.95
Song of Six Birds (Africa) Rene
Deetlefs
A young girl captures the songs of birds as she wanders in the forest with her flute.
3143 Hardcover Grades
preK-4 32 pp
$15.99
Symphony of Whales (US) Steve
Schuch, illus. Peter Sylvada
A true story of music, whales and a heroic young girl.
5487 paperback
Grades 1-5 32pp $6.00
6708 Hardcover
$16.00
Tikki Tikki Tembo (China) Arlene Mosel, illus. Blair Lent
A Chinese boy with a very long rhythmic name is the central figure in this fun read-aloud story.
1668 paperback,
Grades preK-3, 48 pp
$6.95
6621 Hardcover
$16.95
To Be a Drum (Africa)
Evelyn Coleman, illus. Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
A dad shares with his children the way the drum has been the heartbeat of the people through slavery, war and the civil rights movement.
0074 paperback Grades
K up 32 pp $6.95
8226 Hardcover
$14.95
Tonight is Carnival (Peru) Arthur
Dorras
Illustrated with a specially made
series of folk-art wall hangings called arpilleras, here is a warm story of the
cooperative traditions of the people of the Andes mountains.
A young boy has his first opportunity to play his flute with a group.
467x paperback
Grades 1-4 32pp $6.99
6493 Hardcover
$15.00
Waltzing Matilda (Australia) A.
B. Paterson, illus. Desmond Digby
Bold oil-paintings illustrate the traditional Australian folksong.
0983 paperback Grades
preK-3 36pp $7.95
Whales Song (US) Dyan Sheldon, illus. Gary Blythe
Poetic, rhythmic text tells the tale of the song of the whales shared by a girl and her grandmother.
9973 paperback
Grades K-4 32pp $6.99
9722
Hardcover
$16.9
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