African Legends, Myths, and Folktales for Readers Theatre

Anthony D. Fredericks has written many books for Teacher Ideas Press. He is Professor of Education, York College, York, Pennsylvania, and the author of more than 50 teacher resource books as well as 20 award-winning children's books.Bongaman

"Designed for older elementary and middle school classes, this volume contains 22 scripts, adaptations of African folktales, that students can read alound. Although most of the tales cross national borders, as do the language and cultural groups from which they arise, Fredericks assigns them by country and provides a source note for each adaptation in an appendix. The book begins with an introduction to readers theatre and how it contributes across the curriculum, suggestions for staging and follow-up activities, and a brief (two-paragraph) overview of each country from which a tale originates. ...The book concludes with an annotated list of resources and an index." - MultiCultural Review

• Preface Introduction Brief Notes on Selected African Countries Part 1: Eastern Africa Part 2: Middle Africa Part 3: Northern Africa Part 4: Southern Africa Part 5: Western Africa Resources More Teacher Resources by Anthony D. Fredericks About the Author/About the Illustrator