Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Noodlehead stories

Responsibility statement

retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak

Sub title

world tales kids can read & tell

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

Table Of 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)

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification