People of all ages love to watch the escapades of tricksters. In modern times, we watch Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote even Ace Ventura and Bart Simpson. But these contemporary characters have roots in antiquity. The trickster is a universal archetype, found in every culture: Anansi among the African people, Coyote in the American Southwest, Raven in the Pacific Northwest, Rabbit in the American South, the leprechaun in Ireland, Fox in South America.
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Grade 6 Up. The trickster is a universal folklore archetype found in almost every culture, and Sherman takes readers on a whirlwind tour with these 40 tales. Globe-hopping, she visits Germany for the tale of "Tyl Eulenspiegel and the Wager," stops in India for "The Two Tricksters," and goes on to Hawaii for "The Snaring of the Sun." She also makes a short visit with Coyote in North America. Other tricksters included are the leshy, a supernatural creature from Eastern Europe/Russia; Anansi the Spider, from Ghana; and a very clever human, Pedro de Urdemalas, a character from Mexico. These stories are retold in a succinct two-to-three page format. Clear notes examine the folk motifs. Storytellers will be delighted to have this volume with its six-page bibliography at their finger tips.?Lisa Von Drasek, Brooklyn Public Library
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This collection has some of the greatest Trickster figures from Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia, and some that have traveled. You will find out why Anansi owns all the stories, how Raven brought light to the world, why it is not wise for a caliph to pester a peasent while eating, and how one could paint a person exactly as they are without getting in trouble. It is a delight for me to read such stories, I am a long-time Trickster fan and it was fun reading about characters I knew well like Anansi, Coyote, and Raven and getting to know their bretheren that I didn't know as well such as Tyl Eulenspiegal, Pedro, and Tortoise. The stories are short about two to five pages, which make them ideal for oral telling (and a lot of fun!) Not to many stories featuring the lady tricksters, but this is definately a fun book that should be treasured and enjoyed by all! :D A True Trickster Trove of Treasures! :D
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The trickster! Oh, what fun it is to read or hear about the guy (or, sometimes, the gal) who pulls off a trick on the folks who are in charge of things-or who think they are! Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tricky fellow, tar man, trickster tales, burning branch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Guinea Pig, Liar Mvkang, Tyl Eulenspiegel, Chu the Rogue, Burgermeister Hans, Hedley Kow, Lord of the Underworld, Nasreddin Khoja, West Africa, North American, Pedro de Urdemalas New!
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The trickster! Oh, what fun it is to read or hear about the guy (or, sometimes, the gal) who pulls off a trick on the folks who are in charge of things-or who think they are! Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tricky fellow, tar man, trickster tales, burning branch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Guinea Pig, Liar Mvkang, Tyl Eulenspiegel, Chu the Rogue, Burgermeister Hans, Hedley Kow, Lord of the Underworld, Nasreddin Khoja, West Africa, North American, Pedro de Urdemalas New!
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- Children Tell Stories: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom (Multimedia DVD included with the book) by Martha Hamilton on page 212, and Back Matter
- Trickster Lives: Culture and Myth in American Fiction by Jeanne Campbell Reesman on page 108, and Back Matter
- The Demon of the Continent: Indians and the Shaping of American Literature by Joshua David Bellin in Back Matter
- Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries (Contributions in Librarianship & Information Science) by Laura McCaffery on page 52
- Vulcan's Forge (Star Trek) by Susan Shwartz in Back Matter
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