[CALIBK12] Weeding the 398.2's

[Robin Butts]

Have you looked at Julius Lester's versions,
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney? There is Uncle Remus:
the complete tales and a smaller collection, The tales
of Uncle Remus: the adventures of Brer Rabbit. I know
these are available from Follett Library Resources.

Robin Butts
Bernard Eldredge School

--- Megan Fuller <meg_ful at msn.com> wrote:

> 
> I recently set myself a task.  After checking out
> Debbie Reese's site, I became curious about the
> state of my folk tales.  Jan James, the woman who
> was the credentialed library media specialist before
> I came, truly loved folk tales, so I have a large
> collection.  But as we all know times change and we
> have to eye some things in new ways.  With Debbie's
> advise I weeded several Native American retellings,
> but overall was happy with what I have.  So now I am
> looking at the rest of the 398.2s. I have come
> across two Joel Chandler Harris books, Tales of
> Uncle Remus, and The stories of Brer Rabbit,
> copyright 1941.
>  
> I am in a quandry, while trying to explain trickster
> tales to the 8th grade I talked about Brer Rabbit
> and the Tar Baby, and my students do not know these
> stories.  They have heard of Anansi, but not Brer
> Rabbit.  The forward in the Uncle Remus is by
> Margaret Wise Brown, talkes about the Gulluh dialect
> of the S. Carolina, Georgia coast.  These stories
> are very much told in the "Dis, Dem, Dos."
> vernacular style.  I  love these stories and do not
> own any modern retellings, nor after looking around
> have have I been able to find a modern anthology. 
> Lots of single picture books, but not a collection.
>  
> So, do they stay or do they go? Does anyone have a
> vendor they would suggest for replacement?
> Megan Fuller Aptos Junior High



      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and 
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.  Try it now.  http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ