This list suggests books and curriculum materials related to folk arts, folklife, oral history, and sense of place. Resources marked with an asterisk (*) are available from City Lore's Culture Catalog, 800/333-5289.

Allen, Barbara. Sense of Place: American Regional Culture. University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
A good teacher resource on studying place, $15.

Bartis, Peter. Folklife and Fieldwork: A Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 36 pp., 1990.
A basic, accessible guide to developing collection projects. Earlier edition available in Spanish. Order from the Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540, 202/707-5510, single copies free, shipping fee on bulk orders, or download free online, http://www.loc.gov/folklife/fieldwk.html.

Belanus, Betty. Folklore in the Classroom, Indiana Historical Society, 161 pp., 1985.
A practical workbook with definitions, ideas, step-by-step applications, essays, bibliography, resources, $12.*

Bronner, Simon. American Children's Folklore. August House, 281 pp., 1988.
This examination of how children create culture includes many examples of genres such as parodies, games, jump rope rhymes, and instructions for simple toys that remind readers of their own childhood culture, $17.95.*

Brunvand, Jan Harold. American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 816 pp., 1998.
An inclusive, comprehensive, and accessible volume available in many libraries, $125.

Brunvand, Jan Harold. The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meaning. Norton, 1981.
Brunvand's first collection explores how the fantastic elements that once entered our lives through tales and ballads live on in urban legends. For grades 7-12, $11.95.*

Campbell, Patricia Shehan, Ellen McCullough-Brabson and Judith Cook Tucker. Roots and Branches: A Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children. World Music Press, 153 pp., 1994.
Teacher resource for all grades, this book and CD set shares musical memories of people from 23 cultures, $26.95.*

Carawan, Guy and Candie. Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs. Sing Out Corporation, 1990.
Offers lyrics and music to many Movement songs and plenty of photos, grades 5-12, 312-page book $14.95, cassette $10.95, CD $15.*

Chiseri-Strater, Elizabeth and Bonnie Sunstein. FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research. Prentice Hall, 328 pp., 1997.
Valuable book rich with examples and lessons for writing, reading, and fieldwork. Written as a college text, it is very helpful to teachers interested in the documentation and interpretation process and its relevance for education, $25.80.*

Davis, Shari and Benny Ferdman. Nourishing the Heart: A Guide to Intergenerational Arts Projects in the Schools. City Lore, 114 pp., 1993.
Encourages bringing senior citizens into classrooms to engage young and old in joint ventures to recreate their own and their communities' cultural heritage in visual arts, theater, and writing projects, all grades, $10.*

Dresser, Norine. Multicultural Celebrations. Random House, 278 pp., 1999.
A folklorist who has written extensively on contemporary customs, Dresser offers background and rules of etiquette for celebrations of many cultural groups living in this country, $15.

Gillis, Candida. The Community as Classroom. Boynton Cook, 186 pp., 1992.
Good K-12 resource on expanding curriculum to include people and places in students= lives, $23.*

Hopkins, Martha E., et al. The Language of the Land: The Library of Congress Book of Literary Maps. Library of Congress, 304 pp., 1999.
This beautiful book features over 200 literary maps including real and imaginary places, $50.

Jones, Bessie and Bess Lomax Hawes. Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage. University of Georgia Press, 233 pp., 1987.
A classic collection of games, hand claps, songs, and stories plus 70 activities. Cassette features Bessie Jones, one of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, book $15.95, cassette $9.98.*

Knapp, Mary and Herbert. One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education of American Children. Norton, 274 pp., 1978.
The authors analyze and categorize their wide-ranging collection of children's lore in an excellent teacher resource.

MacDowell, Marsha. Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook. Michigan State University Museum, 350 pp., 1987.
A basic folklore in education source with reports from around the country, lots of ideas and resources for all grades, $18.95.*

Museum of International Folk Art. Recycled, Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap. Museum of International Folk Art, 1996.
Based on a major exhibit featuring art from around the world made from found and recycled materials. Kit includes a 64-page guide with lesson plans, cultural context, projects, and interdisciplinary extensions; video; and 20 color 8 2 x 11 prints. Available from Crystal Productions, Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159, 800/255-8629, $85.
Book by the same title with many color photos, 208 pp., $29.95, and set o f 12 12 x 16" color prints also $29.95.

Ryden, Kent. Mapping the Invisible Landscape: Folklore, Writing, and the Sense of Place. University of Iowa Press, 326 pp., 1993.
A teacher resource linking sense of place, folklife, and writing. $17.95.

Simons, Elizabeth Radin. Student Worlds, Student Words: Teaching Writing Through Folklore. Heinemann, 232 pp., 1990.
A teacher and folklorist, Simons offers background on contemporary folklore and detailed lesson plans for writing and folklore studies. If you can only afford one book, this is it, an invaluable resource for all disciplines and grade levels, $24.95.*

Sobel, David. Mapmaking with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years. Heinemann, 164 pp.,1998.
Find highly creative and developmentally appropriate mapping lessons for K-8, $24.50.*

Thompson, Paul The Voice of the Past: Oral History. Oxford University Press, 3rd edition, 260 pp., 2000.
Oral historians regard this book as an invaluable teacher resource, $16.95.

Toelken, Barre. The Dynamics of Folklore. Utah State University Press, rev. ed., 439 pp., 1996.
A good basic textbook on folklore and cultural process useful for teachers and older students, $21.95.

Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions. National Public Radio and the Smithsonian Institution, 1994.
Bernice Johnson Reagon produced a remarkable radio series chronicling African American history and culture as well as sacred music. Music selections with extensive liner notes are available from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 800/410?9815, http://www.si.edu/folkways, 4-CD set $45 or order individual CDs, $15 each.

Zeitlin, Steven J., et al. A Celebration of American Family Folklore. Pantheon Books, 291 pp., 1982.
A full selection of family stories, customs, and photos for K-12 teachers to help students start family writing, oral history, and folklore projects, $11.95.*