Resources for Authentic Folktales

  • Cantin le Voyageur In this series of audio CD’s, Cantin travels around the French-speaking world to meet children, learn about the culture, sing local songs, and tell authentic legends. They help children learn about other cultures and begin to appreciate their nuances. Take an audio journey to Tahiti, Louisiana, Martinique, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Vietnam, Guadeloupe, Tunisia and Haiti.
  • Sosnowski Language Resources, 58 Sears Rd Wayland, MA 01778. Tel: 508-358-7891, Fax: 508-358-6687. E-mail: sosnow@ma.ultranet.com
  • www.Amazon.fr search for “contes”
  • www.fnac.com search for "contes"
  • World of Reading, Ltd., P.O. Box 13092, Atlanta, Georgia 30324-0092, Voice: (404) 233-4042, Toll Free: (800) 729-3703, Fax: (404) 237-5511, E-mail: polyglot@wor.com, www.wor.com
  • Ayala, R.R., Mitos y Leyendas de los Incas, Edicomunicación, 1999. ISBN 84-7672-895-6
  • Barlow, Genevieve, Leyendas latinoamericanas, National Textbook Company,
  • Barlow, Genevieve and William Stivers, Leyendas mexicanas, NTC
  • El conejo y el mapurite – cuento venezolano, Ediciones Ekaré ISBN 980-257-006-0. This press is a good source
  • Galván, Nelda, Cuentos de la tradición mexicana, Selector actualidad editorial, 1999, ISBN 970-643-187-x
  • González, Olympia, Leyendas cubanas, NTC
  • Kennedy, James, Relatos latinoamericanos: la herencia africana, NTC
  • Legends of Mexico, National Endowment for the Humanities and University of Cincinnati, 1996
  • Muckley, Robert and Adela Martínez-Santiago, Leyendas de Puerto Rico, NTC