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*COL: International Education Week: IEW 2020 - Children's Read Alouds & Foreign Lanugage DVDs

It highlights programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the U.S.

We are Grateful - Cherokee Nation

If you enjoyed the video interview with the author, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is about people of the Cherokee Nation.

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell; Frané Lessac (Illustrator)
Call Number: CHL SOR People
ISBN: 158089772X
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
LC SUBJECT
Cherokee Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Cherokee language -- Juvenile literature.
Cherokee Indians -- Religion -- Juvenile literature.
Gratitude -- Juvenile literature.
Seasons -- Juvenile literature.

Seven Chinese Brothers - China

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from China.

The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy; Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator)
Call Number: CHL MAH Tales
ISBN: 0590420577
Publication Date: 1992-07-01
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Fairy tales.
Folklore China.

Pretty Salma - Ghana

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a retold folktale from Ghana perspective.

Pretty Salma by Niki Daly (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0618723455
Publication Date: 2007-04-15
In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.
LC SUBJECT
Fairy tales.
Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile literature.

Conejito - Panama

If you enjoyed the read aloud by the author, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Panama.

Conejito by Margaret Read MacDonald; Geraldo Valério (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0874837790
Publication Date: 2006-01-27
In this folktale from Panama, a little rabbit and his Tia Monica outwit a fox, a tiger, and a lion, all of whom want to eat him for lunch.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Folklore Panama.

The Green Frogs - Korea

If you enjoyed the video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Korea.

The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo
ISBN: 0618432280
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
A folktale about two green frogs who always disobey their mother, explaining why green frogs cry out whenever it rains.
CHILDREN'S SUBJECT Folklore Korea.

How Tiger Got His Stripes - Vietnam

If you enjoyed the animated short, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from Vietnam.

How Tiger Got His Stripes by Baird Hoffmire (Illustrator); Rob Cleveland (As told by)
ISBN: 0874837995
Publication Date: 2006-01-30
Hoping to acquire wisdom from man, Tiger ends up instead with stripes on his golden coat.
LC SUBJECT
Folklore -- Vietnam.
Tiger -- Folklore.

Zomo the Rabbit - West Africa

If you enjoyed the read aloud video, then check out the book from ECC Library. It is a folktale from West Africa.

Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
Call Number: CHL MCD Tales
ISBN: 0152999671
Publication Date: 1992-09-15
Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.
LC SUBJECT Folklore -- Africa, West.