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Contemporary Folklore

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Book Description
What do a tale, a joke, a fiddle tune, a quilt, a jig, a game of jacks, a country cure, and a Halloween costume all have in common? Not much, at first glance, but all these forms of human creativity are part of our cultural life and experience. They create the wide, rich collection of material we call folklore. "Folklore" means the cultural traditions that are learned and passed along by ordinary ... More
Book Information
PublisherMason Crest Publishers
BindingLibrary Binding
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages1
ISBN-101590843312
ISBN-13978-1590843314
Publication Date10/2002
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About Shirley Brinkerhoff (Author) : Shirley Brinkerhoff is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Shirley Brinkerhoff include Why Can't I Learn Like Everyone Else: Youth With Learn... more
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