books by Steve Zeitlin (curriculum anthology tradition)

books by Steve Zeitlin

books:

The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World

3 reviews
Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1998

THE COOLEST BOOK
I have read this book more than I can count, and I learn from it every time. It really helps me with life's choices and how not everything is found in front of your face.

Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology of Jewish Storytelling

5 reviews

Fireside, 1997

Captures Jewish "philosophy of life" if there is one.
It is said that when three Jews have a discussion they will have at least four opinions, so there may not be any such thing as a Jewish outlook on, or philosophy of, life itself. But if there is, Because God Loves Stories captures its flavor. This is a collection of tales, memories, family stories, and anecdotes -- most of them short, and all of them fascinating -- that captures the tension and ...

I've Been Working on the Subway: The Folklore and Oral History of Transit (With Curriculum Guide)
Steve Zeitlin, Sally Charnow

City Lore, Inc., 1991

Succinctly told oral histories read as if you?re actually hearing Joe Caracciolo hilariously recount his exploits playing midwife on the C train, or Thomas Granger describe the barriers African Americans faced as they climbed the job ladder. The collection conveys a sense of the people, history, skills, language, dangers, and rewards that comprise the world of transit workers.

Four Corners of the Sky: Creation Stories and Cosmologies from Around the World

2 reviews
Steve Zeitlin

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2000

I loved it
I loved this book. I've seen so many different books on origin stories from around the world - there are dozens of them. This once is totally unique - it's about how different cultures picture the world. From the Maori, to the Egyptians, to the Desana Indians, the book explores the different visions of the universe that each culture has set forth in its myths and stories. There are even ...

The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy
Marjorie Hunt, Steve Zeitlin Mary Hufford

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1987

Anyone interested in elder artists, or the role of the elderly in the life cycle, should own a copy of this book As Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett notes in her introduction, the three authors have a fine feeling for people and their artfulness. In addition to bringing together their own expertise with a wide variety of folk art traditions, they have brought together in one volume a wide swath of work that has been done by folklorists in ...

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Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin

L'Ecole des loisirs, 1994

While Standing on One Foot: Puzzle Stories and Wisdom Tales from the Jewish Tradition

3 reviews
Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996

Simply Divine
This collection of 18 stories (in Hebrew Chai means both 18 and life) was masterfully collated by Judaic storyteller and Bank Street College professor Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin, a Ph.D. in urban folklore at a New York cultural heritage foundation called City Lore. Each piece is accompanied by a brief introduction explaining the background for the story. Some tell where the story is from--the ...