Stories for the Seasons Bibliography


BACKGROUND FACTS

 Allen, Richard Hinckley. Star Names: Their Lore and Meanings_. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1963.

 Bellenir, Karen. Religious Holiday and Calendars: An Encyclopedic Handbook, 2nd Edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc.. 1998

 Center for Marine Conservation. The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All Ages. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.. 1989.

 Duncan, David Ewing. Calendar: Humanities Epic Struggle to Determine a True and Accurate Year. New York: Bard. 1998.

 Hillyard, Paul. The Book of the Spider: A Conpendium of Arachno-Facts and Eight-Legged Lore. New York: Avon Books, Inc. 1994.

 Krupp, Dr. E. C.. Beyond The Blue Horizon: Myths and Legends of the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets. New York: Oxford University Press. 1991.

 Svarney, Thomas & Patricia Barnes-Svarney. The Handy Ocean Answer Book. Detroit: Visible Ink. 2000.

 Thompson, Sue Ellen. Holiday Symbols: 1998. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc.. 1998.


FOLKLORE AND CUSTOMS

 Afanas'ev, Aleksandr. Russian Fairy Tales. New York: Pantheon Books. 1973.

 Bierhorst, John.The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the Aztecs. New York: Quill. 1984.

 Birrell, Anne. Chinese Mythology: An Introduction. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1993.

 ___________. The Classic of Mountains and Sea. London: Penguin Books. 1999.

 Blecher, Lone Thygesen, George Blecher. Swedish Folktales and Legends. New York: Pantheon Books. 1993.

 Boccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron. New York: A Mentor Book. 1982.

 Bottrell, William. Stories and Folk-Lore of West Cornwall: 3rd Series. Felinfach: Llanerch Publishers. 1996.

 _____. Traditions and Hearthside Stories: 1st Series and 2nd Series. Felinfach: Llanerch Publishers. 1996.

 Briggs, Katharine M.. A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales in the English Language: Parts A and B. London: Routledge. 1991.

 Bruford, A. J., and D. A. MacDonald. Scottish Traditional Tales. Edinburgh: Polygon. 1994.

 Bryce, Derek. Celtic Legends of the Beyond: A Celtic Book of the Dead. York Beach: Samuel Weiser, Inc.. 1997.

 Budge, Ernest A. Wallis. Egyptian Tales and Romances. New York: Arno Press. 1980.

 _________________. The Gods of the Egyptians, Volumes 1 and 2. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1969.

 Bushnaq, Inea. Arab Folktales. New York: Pantheon Books. 1986.

 Calvino, Italo. Italian Folktales. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers. 1980.

 Campbell, C. G.. Tales From the Arab Tribes. New YorK: Arno Press. 1980.

 Campbell, J. F. More West Highland Tales, Volumes 1 and 2. Edinburgh: Birlinn, Ltd.. 1994.

 _____________. Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Volumes1 and 2. Edinburgh: Birlinn, Ltd.. 1994.

 Caraker, Mary. Women of the Kalevala. St. Cloud: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.. 1996.

 Ceni, A.. African Folktales. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1998.

 Courtney, M. A.. Cornish Feasts & Folklore. Penzance: Oakmagic Publications. 1998.

 Davis, F. Hadland. Myths and Legends of Japan. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1992.

 Degh, Linda. Hungarian Folktales: The Art of Zsuzsanna Palko. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press. 1995.

 de Leeuw, Adele. Legends and Folk Tales of Holland. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc.. 1999.

 Dunlop, Eileen. Stones of Destiny. Dublin: Poolbeg Enterprises, Ltd.. 1994.

 Ellis, Peter Berresford. The Chronicles of the Celts: New Tellings of Their Myths and Legends. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.. 1999.

 El-Shamy, Hasan M.. Folktales of Egypt. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1980.

 Erdoes, Richard and Alfonso Ortiz. American Indian Myths and Legends. New York: Pantheon Books. 1984.

 _____. American Indian Trickster Tales. New York: Viking. 1998.

 _____. Legends and Tales of the American West. New York: Pantheon Books. 1991.

 Evans Wentz, W. Y. The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries. New York: Citadel Press. 1990.

 Ferguson, Diana. The Magickal Year: A Pagan Perspective of the Natural World. York Beach: Samuel Weiser, Inc.. 1996

 Freidel, David, Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years of the Shaman's Path. New York: Quill. 1993.

 Giskin, Howard. Chinese Folktales. Lincolnwood: NTC Publishing Group. 1997.

 Glassie, Henry. Irish Folk Tales. New York: Pantheon Books. 1985.

 Gordon, Lesley. The Mystery and Magic of Trees and Flowers. London: Grange Books. 1993.

 Guerber, H. A.. Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas. New York. Dover Publications, Inc.. 1992.

 Han, Carolyn. The Demon King and Other Festival Folktales of China.Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 1995.

 Hearne, Betsy. The Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series: Beauties & Beasts. Phoeniz: The Oryx Press. 1993.

 Hunt, Robert. The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall (Popular Romances of The West of England): 1st and 2nd Series. Felinfach: Llanerch Publishers. 1993.

 Hutton, Ronald. The Stations of the Sun. New York: Oxford University Press. 1997.

 Ivantis, Linda J.. Russian Folk Belief. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.. 1989.

 Karas, Sheryl Ann. The Solistice Evergreen: The History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree. Fairfield, Connecticut: Aslan Publishing. 1998.

 Khodzher, Anna. Fox Mischief: A Nanai Tale. Bellingham: Udagan Books. 1997. (kiravan@imag.net).

 Knab, Dr. T. J., and Thelma D. Sullivan. A Scattering of Jades: Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecs. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1994.

 Kvideland, Reimund, and Henning K. Sehmsdorf. All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 1999.

 Kyalundzyuga, Valentina. The Ice Mountain: Udegei Folktales. Bellingham: Udagan Books. 1995.

 Lang, Andrew. The Blue Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ___________. The Brown Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ___________. The Crimson Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ___________. The Green Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ____________. The Grey Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 _____________. The Lilac Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ____________. The Olive Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 _____________. The Orange Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 _____________. The Pink Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ______________. The Red Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ______________. The Violet Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 ______________. The Yellow Fairy Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc..1965.

 Lonnrot, Elias. The Kalevala. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1989.

 Lossiah, Lynn King. The Secrets and Mysteries of the Cherokee Little People: Yunwi Tsunsdi'. Cherokee North Carolina: Cherokee Publications. 1998.

 MacDonald, Margaret Read. Earth Care: World Folktales To Talk About. North Haven: Linnet Books. 1999.

 MacKillop, James. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press. 1998.

 Mackinlay, James M.. Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs. Felinfach: Llanerch Publishers.1993.

 Markale, Jean. The Epics of Celtic Ireland. Rochester: Inner Traditions International. 2000.

 Markman, Roberta H., and Peter T. Markman. The Flayed God: The Mythology of MesoAmerica. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. 1992.

 Mardrus, J. C.. (Translated by Powys Mathers.) The Thousand Nights and One Night: Volumes One through Four. London: Routledge. 1996.

 Matthews, John. The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas.Illinois. Quest Books, Inc.: Theosophical Publishing House. 1998.

 McAnally, Jr., Dr.. Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Fairies, Witches, Old Maids, & Other Marvels of the Emerald Isles. New York: A Sterling/Main Street Book. 1993.

 McNeill, F. Marian. The Silver Bough, Volume One: Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief. Glasgow: William Maclellan. 1977.

_____. The Silver Bough, Volume Two: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals - Candlemas to Harvest Home. Glasgow: William Maclellan. 1959.

 _____. The Silver Bough, Volume Three: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals - Hallowe'en To Yule. Glasgow: : Stuart Titles, Ltd.. 1990.

 _____. _The Silver Bough, Volume Four: The Local Festivals of Scotland. Glasgow: Stuart Titles, Ltd.. 1990.

 McOwan, Rennie. Magic Mountains. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. 1996.

 Miller, Hugh. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland: The Traditional History of Cromarty. New York: Arno Press. 1977.

 Montejo, Victor. The Bird Who Cleans the World, and Other Mayan Fables. Willimantic: Curbstone Press. 1992.

 Miles, Clement. Christmas Customs and Traditions: Their History and Significance. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1976.

 Miller, Hugh. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland: The Traditional History of Cromarty. New York: Arno Press. 1977.

 Montejo, Victor. The Bird Who Cleans the World, and Other Mayan Fables. Willimantic: Curbstone Press. 1992.

Muhawi, Ibrahim and Sharif Kanaana. Speak Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales. Berkley: University of California Press. 1989.

Narva'ez, Peter. (ed.) New Fairylore Essays: The Good People. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. 1991.

Norman, Howard. Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic nd Subarctic Regions. New York: Pantheon Books. 1990.

 Palmer, Martin, Jay Ramsay, and Mah-Ho Kwok. Kuan Yin: Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion. Hammersmith: Thorsons. 1995.

 Parry-Jones, D.. Welsh Legends and Fairy Lore. New York: Barnes and Noble Books. 1992.

 Peck, Catherine. A Treasury of North American Folk-Tales. New York: Book-of-the-Month Club. 1998.

 Phelps, Ethel Johnston. Tatterhood, and Other Tales. University City of New York: The Feminist Press. 1978.

Pickels, Dwayne. Ancient and Annual Customs. Hong Kong: Chelsea House Publishers. 1998.

 Pourrat, Henri. French Folktales. New York: Pantheon Books. 1989.

 Pughe, John. The Physicians of Myddfai: Ancient Herbal And Other Remedies Associated With A Legend of the Lady of the Lake. Felinfach: Llanerch Publishers.

 Ragan, Kathleen. Fearless Girls, Wise Women & and Beloved Sisters. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1998.

 Ramanujan, A. K.. A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales From India. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1997.

Reed, A. W.. Aboriginal Myths, Legends & Fables. Chatswood, Australia: Reed. 1996.

 Roberts, Moss. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. New York: Pantheon Books. 1979.

Ross, Carol. Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Gobins: An Encyclopedia. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1996.

 Saxon, Lyle, Edward Dreyer, and Robert Tallant. Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company. 1991.

 Schele, Linda, and David Freidel. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of The Ancient Maya. New York: Quill. 1990.

 Scheub, Harold. A Dictionary of African Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2000.

 Schwartz, Howard. Lilith's Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1988.

 ___________. Miriam's Tamborine: Jewish Folktales From Around the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1988.

 Scott, Michael. Irish Animal Tales. Dublin: Mercier Press. 1989.

 Segovia, Gertrudis. The Spanish Fairy Book. Mineola: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1999.

 Shah, Idries. Caravan of Dreams. London: The Octagon Press. 1968.

 __________. The Hundred Tales of Wisdom. London: The Octagon Press. 1978.

 __________. Tales of the Dervishes. New York: Penguin Arkana. 1967.

 ___________. World Tales. London: The Octagon Press. 1991.

 Sikes, Wirt. British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends, and Traditions. Brampton: Ballantrae Reprint. (ballantrae@globalserve.net).

 Simek, Rudolf. (Translated by Angela Hall.) Dictionary of Northern Mythology. New York: Boydell and Brewer Ltd.. 1993.

 Simpson, Jacqueline. Scandinavian Folktales. London: Penguin Books, Ltd.. 1988.

 Simpson, William Kelly. The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1972.

 Spariosu, Mihai I., and Dezso Benedek. Ghosts, Vampires, and Werewolves: Eerie Tales from Transylvania. New York: Orchard Books. 1994.

 Spence, Lewis. The Myths of Mexico and Peru. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1994.

 Suckling, Nigel. The Year of the Dragon: Legends and Lore. Barnes and Noble Books. 2000.

 Terry, Patricia. The Honeysuckle and the Hazel Tree: Medieval Stories of Men and Women. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1995.

 Tong, Diane. Gypsy Folk Tales. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers. 1989.

 Van Deusen, Kira. The Raven and The Rock: Storytelling in Chukotka. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 1999. (>a href="mailto:kiravan@imag.net">kiravan@imag.net)

 _________. Shyann am! Tuvan Folk Tales. Bellingham: Ugadan Books. 1996.

 Walker, Barbara. The Art of the Turkish Tale, Volume 1. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. 1990.

 _____________. The Art of the Turkish Tale, Volume 2. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. 1993.

 Weinreich, Beatrice Silverman. Yiddish Folktales. New York: Schocken Books.1988.

Werner, E. T. C.. Myths and Legends of China. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1994.

 West, John O. Mexican_American Folklore. Little Rock: August House. 1988.

Zipes, Jack. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. New York. Bantam House. 1987.


PLANTS AND ANIMALS

 Archibald, Malcolm. Scottish Animal and Bird Folklore. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press. 1996.

 Davies, Marion. Sacred Celtic Animals. Freshfields: Capall Bann Publishing. 1998.

 de Caro, Frank. The Folktale Cat. Little Rock: August House. 1992.

 Legros, Dominique. Tommy McGinty's Northern Tutchone Story of Crow: A First Nation Elder Recounts the Creation of the World. Hull, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization. 1999.

 Miller, Candace R.. Fairy Flower Stories: Myths and Legends of Flowers and Plants Favored by Little People All Over the World. Lima: Pourquoi Press. 1996. (bode@wcoil.com).

 _____. More Tales from the Plant Kingdom. Lima, Ohio: Pourquoi Press. 1998.

 _____. Tales from the Bird Kingdom. Lima, Ohio: Pourquoi Press. 1996.

_____. Tales from the Creature Kingdom. Lima, Ohio: Pourquoi Press. 1997.

_____. Tales From the Plant Kingdom. Lima, Ohio: Pourquoi Press.1995.

Sax, Ph.D., Boria. The Serpent and the Swan. Blacksburg, VA: The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company. 1998.

Scott, Michael. Irish Animal Tales. Dublin: Mercier Press. 1989.

Thomson, David. The People of the Sea. Edinburgh: Canongate Classics. 1996.

Vickery, Roy. Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore. New York: Oxford University Press. 1995.

Williamson, Duncan. The Broonie, Silkies and Fairies. Edinburgh: Canongate Press. 1985.

_____. Tales of the Seal People: Scottish Folk Tales. New York: Interlink Books. 1992.


LITERARY WORKS AND CRITICISM

 Miller, Mariam Youngerman and Jane Chance, eds.. Approaches to Teaching Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. New York: MLA. 1986.

 Sax, Dr. Boria. Max Notes: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Piscataway: Research & Education Association. 1996.

 Tolkien, J. R. R.. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo. New York: Ballantine Books. 1975.

 Warner, Marina. Wonder Tales. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 1994.


MARGARET READ MacDONALD'S EARTH DAY BIBLIOGRAPHY

PICTURE BOOKS

 Baskill, Jane. Touch the Earth. Mondo. ISBN - 1572554282. Illus. by Peter M. Fiore.

 Baker, Jeannie. Where the Forest Meets the Sea. William Morrow. ISBN - 0688063632.  Lib. bdg.  ISBN - 0688063640.

 Baker, Jeannie. Window. Greenwillow. ISBN - 0688089186. 1991.

 Baylor, Byrd. Everybody Needs a Rock.  Scribners. ISBN - 0684138999. Paper. ISBN - 0689710518. Illus. by Peter Parnall.

 Farjeon, Eleanor. Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep. Candlewick Press. ISBN - 0763601330. Illus. by Charlotte Voake.

 Lewis, Richard. In a Spring Garden. Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats.

 Keller, Holly. Grandfather's Dream. Greenwillow. ISBN - 0688123392.

 Lewin, Ted. Amazon Boy. Macmillan. ISBN - 002-757383-4.

 MacDonald, Margaret Read. Slop! A Welsh Folktale. Fulcrum. 1992. ISBN - 1555913520. Illus. Yvonne LeBrun Davis.

 Rand, Gloria. Fighting for the Forest. Henry Holt. 1999. ISBN - 0905054669. Illus. by Ted Rand.

 Rohmer, Harriet,Octavio Chow and Morris Vidaure. The Invisible Hunters: a legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua/ Los Cazadores Invisible: una leyenda de los indios miskitos de Nicaragua. Spanish version by Rosalma Zubizarreta and Alma Flor Ada. Children's Book Press. 1987. ISBN - 089239031X. Paper. ISBN - 0-2301-0X. Illus. by Joe Sam.

 Rose, Deborah Lee. The People Who Hugged the Trees: An Environmental Folk Tale. Roberts Rinehart. 1990 ISBN - 0911797807). Paper. ISBN -
18793750. Illus. by Birgitta Saflund.

 Ryder, Joanne.

Catch the Wind
Chipmunk Song
Jaguar in the Rain Forest
Lizard in the Sun
Sea Elf
The Snail's Spell. Illus. by Lynne Cherry.
White Bear, Ice Bear Winter Whale
Underwood, Paula. Who Speaks for Wolf: A Native American Learning Story. A Tribe of Two Press. 1993. ISBN - 1879678012). Paper. ISBN -
187967808X.

Yolen, Jane. Letting Swift River Go. Little, Brown. 1992. ISBN - 0316-96899-4. Paper. ISBN - 0316968609. Illus. by Barbara Cooney.

COLLECTIONS WITH ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS

 Allen, Judy. Anthology for the Earth.

 Brody, Ed, Jay Goldspinner, Katie Green, Rona Leventhal, and John Porcino of Stories for World Change Network. Spinning Tales, Weaving Hope: Stories of Peace, Justice & the Environment. New Society Publishers. 1992. ISBN - 086571228X. Paperback. ISBN - 0865712298.
 

 Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac.

Earth Tales. 1997.
Keepers of Life ( 1995),
Keepers of the Animals. 1991.
Keepers of the Earth. 1988.
Keepers of the Night. 1994.
Dorson, Mercedes and Jeanne Wilmot. Tales from the Rain Forest: Myths and Legends of the Amazonian Indians of Brazil. The Ecco Press. 1997.
ISBN - 0880015476.

 Elder, John and Hertha D. Wong. Family of Earth & Sky: Indigenous Tales of Nature from Around the World. Beacon. ISBN - 0807085286. Paper. ISBN
- 0807085294.

Gershie, Alida. Earthtales: Storytelling in Times of Change. Greenprint, 1992 ISBN - 1854250655.

Guss, David M. The Language of the Birds. North Point Press. 1985. ISBN - 0865471061.

Kerwin, Rosalind. The Rain Forest Storybook: Traditional Stories from the Original Forest Peoples of South America, Africa, and South-East Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN - 0521435331. Paper. ISBN - 0521435331.

MacDonald, Margaret Read. Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About. Illus. Zobra Anasazi. Linnet Books.  ISBN - 0208024166. Paper. ISBN -
0208024166.

Pellowski, Anne. Hidden Stories in Plants: Unusual and Easy-to-Tell Stories from Around the World together with Creative Things to Do While Telling Them.  Macmillan. ISBN - 0027706117. Illus. Lynn Sweat.

POETRY AND LITERATURE TO PONDER

Allen, Judy.  Anthology for the Earth.  1998.  96p.  Candlewick Press. ISBN - 0763603015. Gr. 3-adult.  These thoughtfully selected excerpts from literature help us consider our relationship to the earth.   Illustrations donated by artists such as  enhance this handsome collection.

Lewis, Richard.  In a Spring Garden.   Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats.  1965. 32p.  Dial.   ISBN - 08-374-247. Or, Puffin. ISBN - 0803640336. Preschool-Gr. 5.  A beautifully illustrated string of haiku which can be read from beginning to end as a picture book.   A pleasant way to begin thinking about our connections to the earth.

A Video Too Good to Forget

A Boy, A Dog, and a Frog.  Produced by John Sturner and Gary Templeton.  Directed by Gary Templeton.  1981. 9 min.  Phoenix Films/BFS Films & Video


LINKS

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 "Dianne de Las Casas' 'The Story Connection'" - (DLCstory@bellsouth.net)

 "Storyteller: Thomas Doty" - (dotycoyote@aol.com)

 "The Tree Leaves' Folk Fellowship" - (info@treeleaves.com)

 "John Crocker's History of 'The Arabian Nights Entertainments'." - (john@crock11.freeserve.co.uk)

"Forest History Society" - (recluce2@duke.edu)

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"Tam-Lin Pages" - (abigail@tam-lin.org )

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"Prakrti: The Integral Vision" - (ignca@del3.vsnl.net.in)

"Professor D. L. Ashliman's Home Page" - (ashliman@hotmail.com)

"Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands" - (sigurd@orkneyjar.com)