![]() ![]() ![]() I think I'll reread the Joel Chandler Harris version too, to see how they compare, and revisit them again when the third graders learn about Trickster tales later this year. Along the same lines, I loved the moments when the narrative voice cut in and gives commentary on the action. and helped to address the moral qualms that come up when you're with Brer Rabbit and he acts badly. I really appreciated Julius Lester's introduction, which laid out a context for the Trickster in general and Brer Rabbit in particular. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Last Tales of Uncle Remus by Lester, Julius HC d/j homeschool folk tales at the best online. Of course I needed to read them for myself. ![]() The teacher loved them - despite the last-minute skipping of certain sections or stories - and plans to read them again next year. They were a huge success, but required some improvisation and quick thinking on the teacher's part, as they're hilarious but not entirely appropriate for a second-grade clasroom. I suggested this version because even though I hadn't read them myself, I trust Julius Lester to retell the stories with humor and without a racist lens. I offered the Julius Lester version of the Uncle Remus tales to a second grade teacher as an alternative to the Joel Chandler version that she'd been reading to her class for years. ![]()
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