| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 168 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword by Gregory Cajete; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Strengthening Community through Storytelling; 3. Drawing on Oral Traditions for a Contemporary Storytelling Event; 4. Of Fables and Children; 5. "The Wolf Really Wasn't Wicked": Ethical Complexities and "Troubled" Students; 6. Rabbit Tales (Tails): Kenyan Stories with Multiple Meanings (with Tiffani Saunders); 7. "It's Hard to Admit, But Sometimes You Get Jealous": Lessons from the Hyena (with Oluwatope Fashola); 8. The Next Stage: Putting It into Practice; 9. Coming Full Circle: Cross-Cultural Lessons. |
| Summary |
Storytelling empowers children to engage in discussions; explore ideas about power, respect, community, fairness, equality, and justice; and help frame their understanding of complex ethical issues within a society. In Life Lessons through Storytelling, Donna Eder interviews elementary students and presents their responses to stories from different cultures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Storytelling.
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Storytelling. |
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Social ethics.
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Social ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cajete, Gregory, 1952-
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Eder, Donna, 1951-
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Holyan, Regina.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Life lessons through storytelling. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010 9780253222442 (DLC) 2010008462 (OCoLC)468981895 |
| ISBN |
9780253004680 (electronic book) |
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0253004683 (electronic book) |
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0253222443 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253222442 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612818417 |
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