Peace Tales: World Folktales To Talk About
Author:
Illustrator:
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.
Categories
Children's Books: Folktales on Social Issues
Peace Tales
Storytelling: Folktale Collections
Folktale Collections
Languages
Languages: Korean
Editions
Paperback
2005
August House (English)
116 pages
0-87483-783-9
Hardcover
2004
Haneon Community (Korean)
218 pages
89-5596-186-3
Hardcover
2005
August House (English)
116 pages
0-87483-794-4
Paperback
2003
Penerbit Kanesius (Bahasa Indonesia)
118 pages
979-21-0726-6
Paperback
2003
GRAD (French)
127 pages
2-910222-17-9
Quotes
thought-provoking vehicle for conflict resolution through story
Horn Book
An interesting, useful collection intended as discussion starters on war and peace, conflict and cooperation. ...The appeal is wide ranging.
Kirkus July 1, 1992
Dozens of insightful stories and proverbs about war and peace to aid children in their discussions about the personal and political choices they will need to make in their lives.
Instructor, October 1994
significantly augments the literature accessible to children on the topic of peace
Journal of Youth Services in Libraries
The importance of patience, understanding and working together is the common theme...a commendable compilation.
Publisher's Weekly, 1992
Teachers can use this book to find ways to defuse classroom situations and teach the beginnings of tolerance
Sing Out!
storytellers will find the book useful...It is important to present...the possibility of peace, however fragile.
School LIbrary Journal, 1992
These inventive tales teach peace without preaching and offer practical solutions to inevitable conflicts.
Booklist, June 15, 1992
The retellings are crisp...a multicultural index gives access to the stories.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 1992
Awards
Notable 1992 Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
1992
Elementary School Library Collection, 22 ed.
Storytelling World Award
1995
Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
2003
Best Books for Children, 7th ed.
Show Me Readers Award Preliminary List
2004
Books for the Teen Age-New York Public Library
1993