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Genre/Form: | Folklore |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Malinowski, Michał. Polish folktales and folklore. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2009 (OCoLC)903869165 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michał Malinowski; Anne Pellowski |
ISBN: | 9781591587231 1591587239 |
OCLC Number: | 233543990 |
Awards: | Winner of 2009 Aesop Accolade 2009 (United States) Winner of 2010 Storytelling World Award - Honors, Special Storytelling Resources 2009 (United States) |
Description: | xv, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. |
Contents: | A general introduction to Poland -- Food, games, riddles, and nursery rhymes -- Local legends -- Animal tales -- Magic tales -- Chain chants and cumulative tales -- Humorous tales -- Why tales -- Religious legends -- Supernatural creatures. |
Series Title: | World folklore series. |
Responsibility: | retold by Michał Malinowski and Anne Pellowski. |
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"...offers an intriguing invitation to explore a variety of Polish traditions... With the excellent explanatory notes prefacing the work and detailed source notes and bibliography the book underpins entertainment with scholarship... A dip into these pages offers experiences of a world enriched by long historical memory and lively imagination." - American Folklore Society Children's Section ". . . an excellent source for enhancing a cultural diversity program. The folktales are generally brief and no longer than a few pages -- good for novice storytellers. While recommended for all ages, the stories, though some have double meanings, are generally appropriate for use with young children incorporating rhymes and finger plays; but the greatest use would be by the middle and upper elementary/middle school students and teachers. Exploring different areas of the world in their classroom curriculum as well as extending cultural programs would be greatly enhanced by this series."Reviewed as part of the World Folklore series. - Catholic Library World "The glossary, list of sources, and bibliography--the most valuable parts of this collection--add to the annotations at the headings of several of the stories. The authors intersperse graphically pleasing wycinanki (Polish folk paper cuts) in black outlines and a few color photographs of actual storytellers, which encourage the reader to learn more about Polish folklore and perhaps visit the fledgling Storytelling Museum established by Malinowski near Warsaw. Potentially useful for those embarking on the study of Polish language, history, or literature." - Choice Read more...


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