A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Sounds of the World: Music of Latin America: Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil
by Dale A. Olsen, Daniel E. Sheehy, Charles A. Perrone
$42.00
Subjects: Music; Latin American Culture;
Locations: Latin America; Ecuador; Brazil; Mexico;

http://www.menc.org/

Three audiocassettes and study guides with narration, interviews, and music samples for elementary grades and above. The website also offers free online publications and teachers' guides.

Published by:
MENC: The National Association of Music Educators
1806 Robert Fulton Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
800/828-0229

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Roots & Branches: A Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children
by Patricia Shehan Campbell, Ellen McCullough-Brabson, Judith Cook Tucker
$29.95
Subjects: Music;
Locations: Israel; Iran; England; Cambodia; France; China; India; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Vietnam; Brazil; Ecuador; Eritrea; Puerto Rico; United States;

http://www.worldmusicpress.com/rootsandbranches.htm

This attractively laid out book contains songs (music and lyrics) from Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, as well as North and South America. Each song is preceded by a short lesson about the country's customs or the lore surrounding the song.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Land and Native American Cultures: A Resource Guide for Teachers, Readings, Activities, and Sources, Grades 9-12
by Donelle Blubaugh, Betty Belanus, Olivia Cadaval
$35.00
Subjects: Beliefs and Spirituality; Ritual and Ceremony; Native American Culture; Ecology and Environment; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Arizona; Alaska; Peru; Bolivia; Ecuador;

http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/Tools/tools_land.html

An educational kit, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, to teach students about Native American land use among the Hopi of Arizona; the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian of Alaska; and the Aymara and Quechua of Bolivia and Peru. Topics discussed include crafts, subsistence, mythology, and ritual. The kit includes a teacher/student guide, photographs, resource listing, and actitvity questions. Suitable for grades 9-12. To order, go to: www.folkways.si.edu

Published by:
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Mail Order Dept. 0607
Washington, DC 20073-0607
800/410-9815