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The Caribbean Story Finder

The Caribbean Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1476663041

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The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme--in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales--some in danger of disappearing--retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.


The Latin American Story Finder

The Latin American Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2015-10-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476622299

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Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth. One in a series of folklore reference guides ("...an invaluable resource..."--School Library Journal), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.


The Jewish Story Finder

The Jewish Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-08-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786448237

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Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.


The East Asian Story Finder

The East Asian Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-04-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780786495481

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A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.


How Many Days to America?

How Many Days to America?
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1988
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395547779

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Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.


Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone
Author:
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1991
Genre:
ISBN: 9780711207875

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Rich Mr Dry-Bone lives in a big house on top of a hill. Poor Anancy lives in a small house at the foot of the hill. They both want to marry Miss Louise, but she will only marry the man who can make her laugh. This book is based on characters from Jamaican and African folk tales.


The World Factbook 2003

The World Factbook 2003
Author: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher: Potomac Books
Total Pages: 712
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781574886412

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By intelligence officials for intelligent people


The Knowland Retribution

The Knowland Retribution
Author: Richard Greener
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2011-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738720496

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With tainted meat the weapon and corporate greed the motive, The Knowland Retribution is an extremely topical suspense-revenge thriller. Walter Sherman, a/k/a the Locator, is a tracker who honed his skills in Vietnam. The colorful cast of characters also includes Sherman's two friends--a bartender with a mysterious past and an old black man who smokes like a chimney; a feisty young woman who writes obituaries for the New York Times; a southern lawyer who has lost everything and has only one thing to live for; and a group of Wall Street investment bankers who make a deadly decision. The action takes the reader from a tiny Caribbean bar on the island of St. John to the editorial boardroom of the New York Times, from the gleaming skyline of Atlanta to the isolation of northern New Mexico, from Adirondack hideouts to Manhattan suites to Mississippi backwoods. This complex and compelling mystery thriller is the first in a series featuring Walter Sherman as the Locator.


The Nutmeg Princess

The Nutmeg Princess
Author: Richardo Keens-Douglas
Publisher: Annick Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Princesses
ISBN: 9781554516001

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On the Isle of Spice, best friends Aglo and Petal receive an unexpected reward from the elusive Nutmeg Princess, whose story they have learned from Petite Mama.


The World Book Encyclopedia

The World Book Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2002
Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN:

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An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.