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To: epicure who wrote (164)	2/18/2001 3:27:55 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 51713

Just for fun, I'm going to list some of the best read aloud stories I've used on 1st-3rd graders. Please, if you have a wonderful book, share it. I am always looking for new books. Tikki Tikki Tembo This book is TOPS! I had the whole class repeating the catchy refrain with me. This book is absolutely adorable. The Silver Cow : A Welsh Tale Wonderful fable, about virtue and love, and growing up. The Star Maiden : An Ojibway Tale The Mud Pony The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush The Legend of the Bluebonnet All the above are wonderful Indian stories. There are a some great Cinderella stories that are fun to read: The Rough Faced Girl- a cinderella story from the Algonquin and Sootface : An Ojibwa Cinderella Story (which is the same story- both are beautifully told) The Egyptian Cinderella- about Rhodopis (based on a real Greek slave girl who married a Pharaoh) The Korean Cinderella Yeh-Shen : A Cinderella Story from China And the boys in class seemed equally fascinated by the Cinderella stories- which I did not expect. Why the Sky Is Far Away : A Nigerian Folktale This is a SUPER book with a very strong environemental message. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky : An African Folktale Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain : A Nandi Tale Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears Anansi the Spider : A Tale from the Ashanti Coyote : A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest Arrow to the Sun : A Pueblo Indian Tale The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest And last but not least- the Little Prince was very well received by the third graders I read it to. I thought it might be too difficult- but with explanations of the vocabulary and with a little review before we began reading each time, it was a really wonderful book for them. It is considered for ages 9-12, but I think 7 and 8 year olds can enjoy it with appropriate guidance.