Ready-To-Tell Tales: Sure-Fire Stories From America's Favorite Storytellers (Multicultural Resource: Stories & Tellers of Many Cultures) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874833817 ISBN 13: 9780874833812

Publisher: August House, 2005

Synopsis

Winner of the Pennsylvania School Library Association "YA Best of the Best" Award & Selected for The Elementary School Library Collection Storytelling World Award

Anyone who has watched a master storyteller mesmerize an audience without benefit of set, props, or musical score, has wondered, "How do they do that?" The trick, this anthology tells us, is in the material. And each of the 40 contributors should know. They are some of America's most popular storytellers, each of them sharing a story guaranteed to work in front of the most demanding audience.

In addition to a delightful story, each teller has included tips for unlocking the story and telling it in performance. This multicultural collection includes stories from Africa, India, ancient Greece, Egypt, Japan, the British Isles, Mexico, Thailand, as well as the African-American, Cajun, Appalachian, Jewish, and native American oral traditions.

About this title

About the Author:

David Holt Bio:

David Holt found his life's journey in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. With a passion to become an old-time banjo player, David traveled to remote mountain communities like Kingdom Come, Kentucky and Sodom Laurel, North Carolina searching for the best traditional musicians. Holt found hundreds of old-time mountaineers with a wealth of folk music, stories and wisdom. There was banjoist Wade Mainer, ballad singer Dellie Norton, singing coal miner Nimrod Workman, and 122 year-old washboard player Susie Brunson. Holt learned to play not only the banjo but also many unusual instruments like the mouth bow, the bottleneck slide guitar and even the paper bag.
For over three decades, David's passion for traditional music and culture has fueled a successful performing and recording career. He has earned four Grammy Awards and performed and recorded with many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. Today he tours the country performing solo, with his band The Lightning Bolts and with Sutton, Holt and Coleman. His work has been featured in a number of public television productions.

From Booklist:

The subtitle tells it all. This collection of 42 tales is a surefire asset for storytelling librarians and teachers. Forty of the 42 tales are based on traditional variants from a wide assortment of cultures, including India, northern Ireland, China, Antigua, Appalachia, and Africa. The roster of authors reads like a who's who of the American storytelling revival: Carol Birch, Len Cabral, David Holt, Diane Ferlatte, Jackie Torrence, Penninah Schram, Jay O'Callaghan, Diane Wolkstein, and many others. Some tales will be familiar--"Fox's Sack," "Urashima Taro," "Trouble!" All are ready and waiting to be told. Highly recommended for school and public libraries as well as comparative folktale collections. Source notes and tips for telling are included. Janice Del Negro

About this edition

• Publisher: August House
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0874833817
• ISBN 13: 9780874833812
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Holt David, Mooney Bill