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BOOKS ABOUT FEATHERS - ALL AGES
Book titles are in blue and underlined. Click on them to learn more about the books and how to buy them.
To retell any of these stories, get permission from the copyright holder if the material is not in the public domain.
In performance, always credit your sources.
Alphabetized with short descriptions for your convenience and to save you research time.
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Chosen Tales: Stories Told by Jewish Storytellers by Peninnah Schram. (1997) (page 93) Schram has assembled an extraordinary collection of stories by inviting some 68 gifted storytellers to contribute a favorite tale. Amazingly, there is no duplication?although a few stories feature variations on the same theme. Although the stories have Jewish themes, the appeal is universal?for such is the power of a good story. Presented in a style suited for reading aloud, these pieces inspire, entertain, teach, and enchant. |
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Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (2007 - ages 9-12) Nobody knows what to make of the new boy in Frannie’s class. Not only does he look different, but he’s kind to everyone, he refuses to fight, and he doesn’t even seem to mind when the other kids nickname him Jesus Boy. But as winter progresses, Frannie realizes that she’s starting to see a whole lot of things in a new light: her brother’s deafness, her mother’s fear, her friend Samantha’s faith, their classmate Trevor’s anger, and her own desire for hope—“the thing with feathers.” And it’s all because of this new boy. |
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Yettele's Feathers by Joan Rothenberg. (1996 - Ages 4-8)Yettele Babbelonski loves to gossip. With a perfect view of the town and nothing to do all day, how can she help herself? Rothenberg's moral tale has a warm, comic quality. . . . Characters are drawn with broad, humorous strokes, and the town is a happy jumble of people, buildings, trees, and sky. |
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When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation by Tim Tingle (2007 - ages 4-8) Maybe you think you know the story of the big race between Rabbit and Turtle. Think again! In this story from the Choctaw People, Tim Tingle shows that it was not being slow and steady that won Turtle the big race, it was those feathers!!! |
SOS: SEARCHING OUT STORIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT FEATHERS
Advice, Comments and References from Storytellers, Teachers and Librarians
(excerpts from Storytell posts plus original research)
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Story titles are in quotation marks.
To retell any of these stories, get permission from the copyright holder if the material is not in the public domain.
In performance, always credit your sources.
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1) "Feathers," a song by Heather Forest. Also in Wisdom Tales from Around the World (World Storytelling)
This collection of fifty metaphorical folktales and parables is selected with a global perspective and retold by a professional storyteller. Included are tales from diverse story traditions such as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American. Comprised of ancient plots both poignant and comical, this anthology contains simple truths, common sense, and the promise that we can benefit from past generations'experience. Wisdom tales offer useful insights into life's ....
2) Motif Q393.2.2 -- see Margaret Read MacDonald's Storytellers Sourcebook: A Subject, Title, and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children
3) "Death of an Eagle" by Brookie Craig.
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