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Smith, Ben A.; And Others – 1988
In this age of world-mindedness, children should develop an appreciation and understanding of people of other cultures. This document contains some of the material presented in a workshop on teaching children about the cultures of the Pacific Rim through the use of folklore and folktales. A dialogue from Peter Parley's Adventures of James Jenkins…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Culture
Stuart, Kevin C., Comp.; Grimme, Holger K., Ed. – 1988
What Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm brothers achieved by collecting stories from the common people that had been handed down orally from generation to generation is also achieved in this collection of folktales consisting of 45 fables and 65 tales and short stories. This publication, addressed to educators, anthropologists, and specialists…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Krall, Florence R. – Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1981
A group of graduate students led by their professor attempted to explore the interrelationship between the Navajo and their reservation environment. The four-week seminar, a prototype for a curriculum in environmental education, is presented in diary form and makes use of the creative expressions of poetry from graduate students and mythology from…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Ecological Factors
Stanley-Baker, Penny – 1988
Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books designed for children ages 5 to 10, this volume presents information on the life and customs of Australia and what it is like to live on the biggest island in the world. Color illustrations and maps show the habitats of birds, flowers, and animals native to Australia…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Educational Resources
Heuving, Jeanne – 1978
For as long as anyone can remember the Puyallup Indians have been fishing the Puyallup River. It is the time of the yearly salmon run and Seeyap, a young Puyallup boy, is learning to fish with his grandfather. Salmon will only come up river when the tide goes out, so it is very early in the morning that Seeyap and his grandfather start out in the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indian Reservations, Books
Baker, Frances S. – 1978
Legends can be incorporated into elementary social studies curricula to help students understand how people transmitted history and culture from one generation to another before they learned to read and write. Taga the Great is a legend which helps explain the 16-feet high latte stones on the Mariana Islands, Tinian and Rota. According to legend,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
