Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula: Tales of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

by Nadia Jameel Taibah, Margaret Read MacDonald

Overview

This unique and diverse selection of traditional folktales from the countries of the Arabian Peninsula appeals to a broad audience, ranging from storytellers and educators to folklorists and scholars.

A unique compilation of stories, Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula includes tales from seven countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Coauthored by a renowned folklorist and a professor of education who recalls some of these poignant tales from her own childhood, the book opens with a discussion of the Arabian Peninsula that introduces each country and discusses its terrain, peoples, and current situation to provide important background information. The engaging stories that follow will serve elementary, junior high, and high school librarians as well as public librarians, professional storytellers, and folklorists. The tales themselves—many of which have never been published in English language children's collections—are appropriate for readers grades five and up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798216085393
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/10/2015
Series:	World Folklore Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	146
Sales rank:	727,516
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Nadia Jameel Taibah, PhD, is an assistant professor at King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Margaret Read MacDonald, PhD, is the author of more than 65 books on folklore and storytelling topics, including Libraries Unlimited's The Singing Top: Tales from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.
Margaret Read MacDonald is an award-winning and internationally renowned author, storyteller, folklorist, and children's librarian. She has written or edited more than 50 books, and she teaches storytelling at University of Washington Information School and Lesley University. MacDonald has performed bilingual, tandem telling in the States and throughout the world with many listeners who speak little or no English.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS



Introduction

The Arabian Peninsula

The Countries of the Arabian Peninsula

Luqman the Wise



Folktales from Bahrain

Folktales from Kuwait

Folktales from Oman

Folktales from Qatar

Folktales from Saudi Arabia

Folktales from The United Arab Emirates

Folktales from Yemen



Riddles

Arabic Words

Tale Notes

Glossary

More Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula

Bibliography

Index