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The Resource Noodlehead stories : world tales kids can read & tell, retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak

Noodlehead stories : world tales kids can read & tell, retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak

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Contributor
Summary
A collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring the character of the fool, with tips for telling the stories aloud, related activities, and source notes
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
95 pages
Contents
  • Boy who sold the butter (Denmark)
  • Dead or alive? (Uruguay)
  • Wise fools of Gotham (England)
  • Farmer who was easily fooled (Lebanon)
  • Juan Bobo and the pot that would not walk (Puerto Rico)
  • Scissors (Norway)
  • What a bargain! (Arabia)
  • Whose horse is whose? (United States)
  • Donkey egg (Algeria)
  • Such a silly, senseless servant (China)
  • No doubt about it (Iran)
  • When Giufa guarded the goldsmith's door (Italy)
  • Men with mixed-up feet (Russia)
  • Next time I'll know what to do (England)
  • Hunter of Java (Indonesia/Java)
  • Seven foolish fishermen (France)
  • King brought down by one blow (Philippines)
  • Clever Elsie (Germany)
  • Man who didn't know what Minu meant (Ghana)
  • Fool's feather pillow (Ireland)
  • Ninny who didn't know himself (Moldova)
  • Mayor's golden shoes (Poland [Jewish])
  • I'd laugh, too, if I weren't dead (Iceland)
Isbn
9780874835847
Instance
Label
Noodlehead stories : world tales kids can read & tell
Title
Noodlehead stories
Title remainder
world tales kids can read & tell
Statement of responsibility
retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
A collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring the character of the fool, with tips for telling the stories aloud, related activities, and source notes
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
237655
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
830L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
MG
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 3
  • 12
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
5.4
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Hamilton, Martha
  • Weiss, Mitch
  • Elsammak, Ariane
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
Accelerated Reader AR
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Folklore
  • Storytelling
Target audience
pre adolescent
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
world tales kids can read & tell
Label
Noodlehead stories : world tales kids can read & tell, retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-96)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Boy who sold the butter (Denmark) -- Dead or alive? (Uruguay) -- Wise fools of Gotham (England) -- Farmer who was easily fooled (Lebanon) -- Juan Bobo and the pot that would not walk (Puerto Rico) -- Scissors (Norway) -- What a bargain! (Arabia) -- Whose horse is whose? (United States) -- Donkey egg (Algeria) -- Such a silly, senseless servant (China) -- No doubt about it (Iran) -- When Giufa guarded the goldsmith's door (Italy) -- Men with mixed-up feet (Russia) -- Next time I'll know what to do (England) -- Hunter of Java (Indonesia/Java) -- Seven foolish fishermen (France) -- King brought down by one blow (Philippines) -- Clever Elsie (Germany) -- Man who didn't know what Minu meant (Ghana) -- Fool's feather pillow (Ireland) -- Ninny who didn't know himself (Moldova) -- Mayor's golden shoes (Poland [Jewish]) -- I'd laugh, too, if I weren't dead (Iceland)
Control code
395094
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
95 pages
Isbn
9780874835847
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
00056602
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780874835847
  • (Sirsi) ADA-3611
Label
Noodlehead stories : world tales kids can read & tell, retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-96)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Boy who sold the butter (Denmark) -- Dead or alive? (Uruguay) -- Wise fools of Gotham (England) -- Farmer who was easily fooled (Lebanon) -- Juan Bobo and the pot that would not walk (Puerto Rico) -- Scissors (Norway) -- What a bargain! (Arabia) -- Whose horse is whose? (United States) -- Donkey egg (Algeria) -- Such a silly, senseless servant (China) -- No doubt about it (Iran) -- When Giufa guarded the goldsmith's door (Italy) -- Men with mixed-up feet (Russia) -- Next time I'll know what to do (England) -- Hunter of Java (Indonesia/Java) -- Seven foolish fishermen (France) -- King brought down by one blow (Philippines) -- Clever Elsie (Germany) -- Man who didn't know what Minu meant (Ghana) -- Fool's feather pillow (Ireland) -- Ninny who didn't know himself (Moldova) -- Mayor's golden shoes (Poland [Jewish]) -- I'd laugh, too, if I weren't dead (Iceland)
Control code
395094
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
95 pages
Isbn
9780874835847
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
00056602
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780874835847
  • (Sirsi) ADA-3611

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