Common Threads: Festivals of Folklore and Literature for Schools and Libraries

By Alan Heath

New in paperback Turn the library into a center for active and fun-filled discovery Heath shows how to use thematic festivals to incorporate the exploration of literature into cooperative learning activities. Each of the book's nine chapters describes a different festival, complete with arts, crafts, music and storytelling-activities that will increase students' awareness of other cultures (Shaker, Native American, and Caribbean, to name a few). Features literature-based projects, craft projects using recyclable materials, delectable recipes to enliven literary education, novel decorating ideas to enhance the ambience of classroom or library, attention-grabbing displays, and much more. Illustrated. Cloth edition 0-8108-3036-1] previously published in 1996. Paperback edition available May 2002.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810841576
• ISBN13: 9780810841574
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"