Asian-Pacific Heritage Month for Teachers
Can You Haiku?
On Saturday I went to the Decatur branch of Dekalb Public Library to to a reading of folktales from East Asia. It was a lot of fun and I hope to do something similar again. The event was sponsored by Laura Hauser of Literacy Services. Here's the program. The call numbers are specific to the Dekalb Public Library Catalogue. Complete bibliographic information is available through the catalogue.
(Event program and finding list below the cut.)
I. Stories of Japan
1. The Old Man Who Made the Flowers Bloom
花咲か爺
Pictures: Kamishibai (paper drama) published in 1944 by wartime propaganda office (private collection)
Text: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/index.html
2.Momotaro
桃太郎 (Peach boy)
Pictures: Kano Naganobu (1775 -1828), in Wada, Stephanie,
Momotarō and the Island of Ogres: A Japanese folktale. Library catalog no.: J 398.2095 Wad
Text: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/index.html
3. Kaguyahime
かぐや姫
(The Shining Princess)
Pictures and text: Jirina Marton,
Lady Kaguya's Secret: Adapted from an Ancient Japanese Tale.
Library catalog no.: J 398.2095 Lad
II. Stories of Korea
1. The Two Love Stars
칠석
Pictures and text: Lee Mi-ae,
The Two Love Stars: The Story of Kyonu and Chingnyo. Library catalog no.: J 398.2095 Lee
2. The Fire Dogs
불개
Pictures and text: Duance Vorhees & Mark Mueller,
The woodcutter and the heavenly maiden = Sonnyo wa namukkun; The firedogs = Pulgae.
Library catalog no.: KOR J398.2 Vor
III. Stories of Vietnam
1. Brother Cat and Brother Rat | Mèo và chuôt
Pictures and text: Brother cat & brother rat
= Meo va chuot / [edited by Emily
Ching, Dr. Theresa Austin, and Nguyen Ngoc Ngan]. Library catalog no.: VIE J398.2095 BRO
2. Five Golden Jars |
Nam Hu Vàng
Pictures and text: Pham Tu^an,
Nam h~u vang = Five golden jars. Library catalog no.: VIE J398.2095 Pha
IV. Stories of China
1. The Ballad of Mulan 木兰辞 |
木蘭辭
Pictures and text: Zhang, Song Nan,
The Ballad of Mulan. Library catalog no.: J 398.2209
Zha
2. Writing Brush
毛笔 |
毛筆
Pictures and text: Zhao Jie, Sun Yuguang, Zhang Ming, Guo Bingke.
Chinese Folk Tales I. Beijing: Dolphin Press, 2005.
(personal collection)
3. Mongolian Fire Pot
涮羊肉
Pictures and text: Zhao Jie, Sun Yuguang, Zhang Ming, Guo Bingke.
Chinese Folk Tales II. Beijing: Dolphin Press, 2005. (personal collection)
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
Dekalb County Public Library has many bilingual books of folktales from Asia. Here are just a few:
Chinese/English
小石猴稱王
The Making of Monkey King
Kraus, Robert and Chen, Debby (Authors)
Ma, Wenhai (Illustrator)
Call number: CHI J398.21 Kra
七兄弟
Seven Magic Brothers
Kuang-Tsai Hao, Eva Wang, Rick Charette
Call number: CHI J398.2095 Hao
白蛇傳
Lady White Snake: A Tale from Chinese Opera
Shepard, Aaron, Zhang, Song Nan
Call number: J 398.2095 She
Korean/English
The mouse bride: A Chinese folktale =
생쥐새색시
Chang, Monica (Author)
Liu, Lesley (Illustrator)
Choi, Hyonggun (Translator)
Call number: KOR J398.24 Cha
The emperor and the nightingale:
임금님과나이팅게일
Kuang-tsʻai Hao (Author)
Shih-ming Chang (Illustrator)
Hyonggun Choi (Translator)
Call number: KOR J398.24 Hao
The ogres' magic clubs =
도깨비방망이 ; The tiger and the dried persimmons =
호랑이와곶감
Vorhees, Duance; Mueller, Mark; Kim, Yon-kyong
KOR J398.2 Vor
The Seven Brothers and the Big Dipper =
북두칠성이
된
형제들 ; Heungbu, Nolbu and the Magic Gourds =
흥부와
놀부
Vorhees, Duance; Mueller, Mark; Pak, Mi-son, ill.
KOR J398.2 Vor
Vietnamese/English
Hoa Mộc Lan: Truyện vè̂ nữ anh hùng cỏ̂ đại Trung Quó̂c = The legend of Mu Lan : a heroine of ancient China
Jiang, Wei
VIE J398.21 Chi
Vua khỉ ra đời = The making of Monkey King
Robert Kraus; Debby Chen; Wenhai Ma; Ngọc Ngạn Nguyễn; Cheng'en Wu
VIE J398.2095 Kra
Manh gâm ký diêu = The magic brocade
Shepard, Aron, Xiaojun Li
VIE J398.2095 She
Cô bé th ơ-d êt làng Thái-yên = The little weaver of Thái-Yên village Trân-Khánh-Tuy êt (Author)
Nancy Hom (Illustrator)
Christopher N.H. Jenkins (Translator)
VIE J TRAN
