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The Storyteller's Sourcebook (1982 ed)
A Subject, Title, and Motif-Index to Children's Folklore Collections
Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
The eleven years spent compiling this index were a part of my folklore Ph.D work. The book indexes 556 folktale collections and 389 folktale picture books. The book is arranged according to the Stith Thompson motif-index classification used by folklorists. But most users simply look up their tale under the title or subject index. It’s a fun book to browse. For example under R221 Heroine’s threefold flight from ball you find 36 variations on the Cinderella theme, from 25 different cultures. A search of the Subject index under “Moon” presents you with 101 tales. These are arranged alphabetically by highlighted keyword to help you find just the right tale more quickly.
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1982 |
Gale
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$135.00 |
818 pp. |
0-8103-0471-6 |
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"easy enough, after a little practice, for even young storytellers to use." ...Library Journal
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"adroit adaptation of the tale-motif index model for a non-folklorist audience" ...Folklore Forum
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"A priceless addition to any public or school library. " ...National Storytelling Journal, Fall 1986 Kay Stone
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"For anyone seriously interested in working with folktale collections for children, The Storyteller's Sourcebook is an index of great potential value. " ...Journal of American Folklore, 1983, Elizabeth Tucker
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"...adroit adaptation of the tale-type index model for a non-folklorist audience..." ...Folklore Forum, 17, v.1 Sylvia Grider
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"Storytellers, children's librarians, and students of children's literature will readily welcome this valuable source." ...Choice October 82
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"Major aid to all who work with folktales and children. " ...Storytelling: A Selected Annotated Bibliography by Ellin Greene and George Shannon, 1986
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"This unique and significant reference tool will facilitate the work of children's librarians, researchers, storytellers, and teachers. " ...Emergency Librarian, Nov-Dec 1982
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RTSD Best Reference Books
1982
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Elementary School Library Collection, 22nd ed.
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Bowker Topical Reference Books
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Children's Catalog 19th ed.
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