Peace Tales: World Folktales To Talk About

Author: Margaret Read MacDonald

Finding tales for this collection was not easy. It seems that humans spend much more time talking about ways to trick others...ways to defeat the enemy…ways to win the gold... Not so many stories are told about how to get along with one’s neighbors.

37 stories are included here, with 37 matching proverbs. 41 cultures are represented. You will find delightful audience-participation tales to share, thoughtful quiet pieces, and many short tales which take less than a minute to tell. Some are retold in my usual tellable style. Some are reprinted from the work of other authors.

Editions
Type	Year	Publisher	Price	Length	ISBN
Paperback	2005	August House (English)	$14.95	116 pages	0-87483-783-9
Hardcover	2005	August House (English)	$24.95	116 pages	0-87483-794-4
Hardcover	2004	Haneon Community (Korean)		218 pages	89-5596-186-3
Paperback	2003	GRAD (French)		127 pages	2-910222-17-9
Paperback	2003	Penerbit Kanesius (Bahasa Indonesia)		118 pages	979-21-0726-6

Additional Information and Resources

Activities ACCELERATED READER BOOK Quotes "thought-provoking vehicle for conflict resolution through story"  ...Horn Book "these inventive tales teach without preaching and offer practical solutions to inevitable conflicts"  ...Booklist "significantly augments the literature accessible to children on the topic of peace"  ...Journal of Youth Services in Libraries "Teachers can use this book to find ways to defuse classroom situations and teach the beginnings of tolerance"  ...Sing Out! Awards Notable 1992 Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies 1992 Council for the Social Studies/ Children’s Book Council    Storytelling World Award 1995 Best Books for Children, 7th ed. Books for the Teen Age—New York Public Library 1993 Elementary School Library Collection, 22 ed. Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee 2003 Web Site Show Me Readers Award Preliminary List 2004 Missouri Association of School Librarians Show Me Readers Award Preliminary List     Web Site				Categories and Connections Categories Folktales on Social Issues Folktale Collections Peace Video Korean Children's Folktale Collections Peace Tales Other books of interest Choisi la Paix: 33 Contes et Proverbes des 4 Coins du Monde French edition Cerita-Cerita Perdamaian: Cerita Rakyat dari Berbagai Penjuru Dunia Bahasa Indonesia edition