MamaSprout Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Hi, What would you recommend for a sixth grader for myths from China, India and Africa? Illustrations are nice, but mostly just looking for anthology of well-written traditional stories. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom27 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 We like this series. It's OOP but you can find used copies for reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 That's exactly the series that came to my mind as well. My library has copies of a number of the volumes and they are excellent. "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales" is a good anthology as well: http://www.amazon.com/Nelson-Mandelas-Favorite-African-Folktales/dp/0393329909/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387654717&sr=8-2&keywords=nelson+mandela%27s+favorite+african+folktales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Nice! Thank-you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 We read from Tales from Africa by Kathleen Arnott (Oxford Myths and Legends). This is the book that the National Mythology Exam uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 We have a book called World Mythology, The Illustrated Guide that has gobs of myths broken up by country or region, and includes lesser known areas such as China, Japan, Africa, Mesoamerica, South America, Tibet, the arctic, Australia, Oceania, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Here's the editon we have on Amazon (there are newer versions) ~ http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1900131056/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1387804925&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 We've been using this : http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Folktales-Pantheon-Folklore-Library/dp/0394751884 and http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0060932570/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1387807606&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40 The Yolen book is a compendium of folk tales, the second involves some pictures and summaries of stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 We like this series. It's OOP but you can find used copies for reasonable prices. I second this recommendation. We have 6 or 7 of the World Mythology Series books that dd used for her World Geography and Mythology year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 We like this for India. Also the Ramayana or Mahabharata if you want a comprehensive telling of the myths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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