Earthtales : storytelling in times of change / Alida Gersie ; illustrated by Ann Winn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gersie, Alida.

Contributor:

Winn, Ann, illustrator.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling.

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Storytelling in times of change

Place of Publication:

London : Green Print [an imprint of The Merlin Press, 1992

Contents:

Part I. When stories are told. Please tell me a story; On stories and storytelling; Storymaking in groups; Issues of environmental concern; When living through a time of crisis; Conditions for change in the group

Part II. The Stories. And so it came to be; It was a wounded cry; A long way from home; The light it grey; Is the cup not full yet?; Return to life again?; To build a new village

Part II. The Story Foretold. And so they lived.

Notes:

"Cover illustration by Ann Winn."

"Earthtales contains forty-two myths and folktales from many different cultures and tribal peoples.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: 3 cartoons laid in.

ISBN:

1854250655

9781854250650

OCLC:

26295743