Multicultural Folktales
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Multicultural Folktales
By (Author) Suzanne I. Barchers
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Libraries Unlimited Inc
15th March 2000
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Educational: Citizenship and social education
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing arts
Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
428.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
188
Description
Introduce your students to other countries and cultures through the traditional folk and fairy tales in these engaging readers theatre scripts. Representing more than 30 countries and regions, the 40 reproducible scripts are accompanied by presentation suggestions and recommendations for props and delivery. Each has been assessed for readability using the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale and is grouped for grades one through five. Valuable as supplements to multicultural units, these scripts actively involve students in the subject, and they promote oral reading and presentation skills.
Author Bio
Suzanne I. Barchers, EdD, is the author of two college textbooks, over 20 readers theatre and teacher resource books, and more than 100 educational books for children. She is past president of the Association of Educational Publishers and serves on the PBS Kids Next Generation Advisory Board. Barchers has served as a public school teacher, affiliate faculty for the University of Colorado-Denver, acquisitions editor for Teacher Ideas Press, editor and chief of Leapfrog, and managing editor at Weekly Reader. Barchers writes and consults from her home.
