Roots and Legends (eBook)

Folktales from African Culture

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2025
208 Seiten
Wellfleet Press (Verlag)
9780760395356 (ISBN)

Infos

Pass down the powerful teachings of African and African American oral traditions with these 50 beautifully illustrated cultural folktales.In this captivating collection of folklore from the African diaspora, discover the stories that have been passed down through generations and continue to teach valuable lessons today through their vibrant, illustrative language. Through its 50 folktales, Roots & Legends celebrates the richness of the African and African American cultures and champions the importance of oral tradition, a practice that rose up through the dark times of slavery and oppression.Thoughtfully curated and richly illustrated, Roots & Legends features the wonder and educational lessons of cultural stories and figures such as:The Flying AfricansSukey and the MermaidThe Legend of Big MommaHow the Leopard Got Its SpotsCoyote Steals the SunThe Haunting of Sweet HollowAnansi and the Moss-Covered RockAnd more!Divided into seven sections covering the spiritual nature of animals, people, the land and its sometimes spooky inhabitants, and more, each page is filled with timeless tales of heroes, tricksters, and everyday wisdom, and invites you to immerse yourself in the depth and beauty of African and African American folklore.A perfect choice for families interested in passing down African and African American heritage through storytelling traditions,Roots & Legends will enchant readers of all ages through its beautifully illustrated and accessible collection of folklore.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.1.2025
• Einführung: Kristin G. Congdon
• Zusatzinfo: color illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: adults • African American • african folklore collection • african spider god • American South • anasi • ancestral history • animals • Bayou • big momma • Birthday • Black • Black History Month • black storytime • Book • celebrate • characters • children • Christmas • Classic • collectible • collector's • Concrete Jungle • coyote • creature • cultural heritage • Curriculum • Diaspora • East • EPIC • epics • Fables • Fairy tales • Fairytales • Family • family stories • Favorite • flying africans • folkore collection • Folk Tales • Gift • giftable • Gods • grandchild • granddaughter • Grandson • Hanukkah • harruet tubman • henry louis gates • Heroes • Holiday • Homeschooling • how zebra got its stripes • Identity • Illustrated • jackal • John Henry • Joy • Keepsake • Kids • kwanza • Legends • Leopard • lesson plan • Life • Lift • Lion • Literature • Lore • Luxury Edition • Mermaid • Mythology • Myths • Nelson Mandela • Oral tradition • present • Roots • Sayings • Secret Santa • Shaddai • Short • stocking stuffer • Stories • Storytelling • sukey • Swap • sweet hollow • tall • Teens • Tortoise • Traditional • Traditions • Treasury • Trickster • uncle monday • Urban Legends • West • white elephant • wisdom • yankee swap
• ISBN-13: 9780760395356 / 9780760395356