Books & Recordings
Books for Young Learners
2005, Richard C. Owen Publishers, Katonah, NY
1-800-336-5588 or www.rcowen.com
"Books for Young Learners" published by Richard C. Owen is a series of small, beautifully illustrated picture books that are reasonably priced and thus perfect for use in the classroom. (That doesn't mean they can't be used elsewhere!) We have been teaching younger children to tell stories lately and have rewritten a number of very short, simple folktales and fables in language that makes them accessible for telling by first, second, and third graders as well as older students with learning problems. (Older student tellers are amenable to using picture books when their goal is telling to younger children.) Richard C. Owen Publishers plans to have a few of these picture books coming out each year. Eventually there will be a critical mass that will make it much easier for teachers of younger children to have every child choose a simple, very short tale to tell. We sell individual books at this site, but if you are interested in multiple copies, the books are sold in "six-packs" of the same title for $24 at Richard Owen Publishers.
The titles that are included in the series so far are:
- Two Fables of Aesop to Read and Tell (book)
Illustrated by Bruce MacDonald
- How Fox Became Red: A Folktale from the Athabaskan Indians of Alaska to Read and Tell (book)
Illustrated by Kathy O'Malley
- Tricky Rabbit: A Story from Cambodia to Read and Tell (book)
Illustrated by Pat Paris
- Why Animals Never Got Fire: A Story of the Coeur d'Alene Indians to Read and Tell (book)
Illustrated by Bruce MacDonald