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  1. Story-telling poems: selected and arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2010-09-04
  2. the Jolly Book for Boys and Girls by Olcott, Frances Jenkins & Amena Pendleton by Frances Jenkins & Amena Pendleton Olcott, 1915
  3. the Jolly Book for Boys and Girls by Olcott, Frances Jenkins & Amena Pendleton
  4. Bible stories to read and tell: 150 stories from the Old Testament, with references to the Old and New Testaments by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2010-07-30
  5. Our wonderful world by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 1935
  6. Good Stories for Great Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2006-12-26
  7. Storytelling Poems: Selected And Arranged For Storytelling And Reading Aloud And For The Children's Own Reading (1913) by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2010-09-10
  8. Story-Telling Ballads by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 1920-01-01
  9. The Bridge of Caravans: 626 Miles of Adventure--Cypriote, Turkish, Syrian and Palestinian by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 1940-01-01
  10. The Isles of Colored Shells: Tales of Fat and Beauty for Reading Aloud And for the Children's Own Reading by Frances Jenkins Ed Olcott, 1934-01-01
  11. Good Stories For Great Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2010-05-23
  12. The Red Indian Fairy Book by Frances Jenkins Olcott, 1917
  13. Story-Telling Ballads: Selected and Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud by Houghton Mifflin Company, Frances Jenkins Olcott, 2010-04-06
  14. The public library a social force in Pittsburgh by Frances Jenkins. Olcott, 1910-01-01

41. Walla Walla Community College Library
Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Good stories for great holidays. C Olcott. Opie, Iona.My very first mother goose. C Wells. Orme, David, and Helen Bird.
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Avi. Nothing but the truth. C Avi. Babbitt, Ellen C. The Jatakas: tales of India. C Jataka. Belloc, Hilaire. The bad child's book of beasts; More beasts for worse children; A moral alphabet. C Belloc. Branley, Franklyn M. What makes day and night. C Branley. Brenner, Barbara. If you were there in 1492. C Brenner. Brinkley, Edward S. Birds. C Brinkley. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. A little princess. C Burnett. Burnford, Sheila. The incredible journey. C Burnfo. Burt, Olive. Jedediah Smith. C Burt. Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland; The annotated alice. C Carroll.

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Michelle O'Leary http://www.michelleoleary.com Fertal Ground is the homepage of sci-fi/romance author Michelle O'Leary. It showcases her first e-published novel, The Huntress
Pete Osterhaus http://www.peteosterhaus.com/ Creative fiction and non-fiction: imaginative and instructive
Flann O'Brian http://indigo.ie/~ocaooai/flanint.html Knowing some background on the writer will help, as these profiles, commentaries, and images strangely lack context.
Patrick O'Brian http://www.wwnorton.com/pob/pobhome.htm Learn about the historical novelist's Aubrey/Maturin series, enter the reader discussion forum, or see the FAQs. Includes a bio and newsletter.
Patrick O'Brian http://www.westies.com/pob/index.shtml Search this extensive index to the characters, ships, music, and food found in O'Brian's historical novels.
Patrick O'Brian Lapsus Linguae http://www.swiftsite.com/annap/pob.htm Gives a lengthy list of the mixed metaphors, malapropisms, mistranslations, and mild jokes in the Aubrey-Maturin novels.
Patrick O'Brian Translations http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3774/pob-tr.htm

43. Online Books
Olcott, Frances Jenkins Good Stories for Great Holidays 1914 (600 KB) TOC Optic,Oliver Poor and proud; or, The fortunes of Katy Redburn,
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Home Up Critiqing Tips Dictionary [ online books ] online children's stories There are a lot of stories available on the Internet to read or download. Some of them are from well-known books, others can be found only online. Check out the online books below: Dinosaurs and the Expanding Earth by Stephen Hurrell (HTML at AOL) Story Collections Here you will find Web sites that have a variety of stories available: some folktales, some contemporary stories, maybe some poetry and non-fiction as well. Folklore, Myth and Legend This page includes links to many sources of folklore, as well as to information about folklore. Songs and Poetry Everything from nursery rhymes to classic poems. Classics for Young People Contemporary Writing for Children and Young Adults Some of these stories are taken from books by well-known authors such as Dr. Seuss and Ludwig Bemelmans; others are published only online, by newcomers to children's books. Readers' Theatre Writings by Children authors Aesop Fables (255 KB) TOC
Ah-nen-la-de-ni [La France, Daniel]

44. E Books
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45. The Twelve Months - Lesson Plan
A copy of The Twelve Months , available in the Internet edition of Good Storiesfor Great Holidays, edited by Olcott, Frances Jenkins. (1914).
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/twelve.html
Back to the Cinderella Stories Page The Twelve Months
A Slavic Cinderella Variant Lesson Plan
Elementary, Intermediate, Junior high by Jean D. Rusting
Author of The Multicultural Cinderella. Rusting Educational Services
(4523 Elinora Ave., Oakland, CA 94619)
Objectives
Students will
  • locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries
  • read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months"
  • interact with the text using a variety of strategies
  • review scientific definitions of climate-related vocabulary
  • identify the seasons of the year in their own part of the world and write "Seasons of the Year" poetry
  • engage in post-reading writing prompts
  • compare/contrast this version with another "Cinderella" story
  • students in groups create a graphic and oral response to share with the class
Note to teacher : there are more activities below than you will want to use. Review and highlight those most suited to your class.
Materials needed
A copy of "The Twelve Months" , available in the Internet edition of Good Stories for Great Holidays , edited by Olcott, Frances Jenkins. (1914). See also the book list at the end of this unit.

46. Cinderella Stories
a Slav Legend by Alexander Chodzko, adapted by Frances Olcott Jenkins. * Little Burnt Face, in The Red Indian Fairy Book, by Frances Jenkins Olcot,
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This list of variations on the Cinderella story was initially compiled by Kathy Martin from suggestions by readers of the CHILDLIT mailing list. I have added additional titles suggested by Jean Rusting and others. Doris Dale has added additional titles and bibliographical information.
Internet Resources
The Cinderella Project . A text and image archive of a dozen English-language versions of Cinderella published between 1729 and 1912. The texts used come from the collections of the de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. Information about Judy Sierra's book, Cinderella (cited below), including a sample chapter ("Allerleirauh, or the Many-furred Creature") is available through the Oryx Press Home Page The variants Tattercoats Cap o'Rushes , and The Princess and the Golden Shoes from the Tales of Wonder site. The Twelve Months, a Slav Legend by Alexander Chodzko, adapted by Frances Olcott Jenkins. This version originally published in Good Stories for Great Holidays (1914). Web Version from the

47. Social Sciences
Olcott, Frances Jenkins, ed. Good Stories for Great Holidays (complete);Good Stories for Arbor Day Good Stories for Bird Day Good Stories for Columbus
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48. Cybrary Authors Letter O
Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Good Stories for Great Holidays (complete); Good Storiesfor Arbor Day Good Stories for Bird Day Good Stories for Columbus Day
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Intranet Site Map O A B C D ... N O P Q R S ... Cybrary O'Donnell, James J. Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Omori, Annie Shepley, trans. O'Neill, Eugene Opler, Paul A. Oppenheim, E. Phillips Orczy, Baroness Oregon Secretary of State Oster, Clinton V., ed. Ostrom, Kurre W. Othman, Rafiqa Outler, Albert, trans.

49. Booklist For Kids: Reading Aloud With Your Family
P/T 808.8 M; Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Good Stories for Great Holidays Arrangedfor StoryTelling and Reading Aloud and for the Children s Own Reading.
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Children can listen to stories that are three to four grade levels higher than their own reading level. Children must be exposed to new vocabulary words so that they can integrate those words into their speaking, reading, and writing. Watching television does not expose children to the grammar and organization of the written word. Primetime television shows are generally written at a middle school level and do not provide the breadth of vocabulary that developing minds need. Listening to stories will help foster a love of stories and reading. Make it a positive experience. Stories reach both the mind and the heart. Stories teach compassion, courage, and love. Your children will feel more connected to others. Children will also do better in school if they have experienced many stories. This helps to provide a framework for learning. The more your child reads, the better your child will be at writing. Writing is a critical communication skill that will benefit them throughout their lives.

50. The Mad Cybrarian's Library: Free Online E-texts - Authors O-Oz
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    52. 432-Bibliography Of Cornish Folklore On Gandolf Dot Com
    Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Wonder Tales from the Fairy Isles England. Cornwall,Wales, Scotland, Mand and Ireland. Constance Whittemore, illustrations.
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    Select Main Page: Front Door Home Page About Gandolf dot Com Authors Awards Business Cornish Folklore Gandolf and Gandalf Graphics Guest Book Library (Buy Books) Links Reference Search Gandolf dot Com Shop Bag End dot Com Select a Sub-Page: Cornish Reference Index to Cornish Reference Bibliography Glossary A Ashe, Geoffrey, editor. The Quest for Arthur's Britain. London: Collins Publishing Group / Grafton Books / Paladin, 1971. Ashton, John, introduction. Chapbooks of the Eighteenth Century . Illustrated. Reissue of first publication in 1882. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1966. Top B Baring-Gould, Sabine, Rev. (1834-1924). A Book of Cornwall. Baring-Gould, Sabine, Rev.(1834-1924). Brittany. Baring-Gould, Sabine, Rev. (1834-1924). Cornish Characters and Strange Events. London: John Lane, the Bodley Head; New York: John Land Co., 1909. Baring-Gould, Sabine, Rev. (1834-1924). Curious Mythe of the Middle Ages. London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. Baring-Gould, Sabine, Rev. (1834-1924). The Lives of the Saints.

    53. Introduction To Cornish Fairy Folk Tales
    Forward from Frances Jenkins Olcott s 1929 book Wonder Tales from Fairy Isles.The British Isles are preeminently above all other isles, the home of the
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    Here you fill find 18th and 19th Century authentic stories of fairies: Stories of the noble and the dark sides of what were considered to be beings from The Otherworld.

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    55. Frances Price: Books On Frances Price
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    56. The Spiritwalk Library Project Gutenberg
    Olcott, Frances Jenkins Oliver, Charles A. (Charles Alexander), 18581932 OmarKhayyam, 11th century Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946
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    57. Student Organizer
    the modest Spring Beauty. Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Good Stories for GreatHolidays Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
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    THE SPRING BEAUTY
    AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND
    BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT [ADAPTED]
    An old man was sitting in his lodge, by the side of a frozen stream. It was the end of winter, the air was not so cold, and his fire was nearly out. He was old and alone. His locks were white with age, and he trembled in every joint. Day after day passed, and he heard nothing but the sound of the storm sweeping before it the new-fallen snow.
    One day while his fire was dying, a handsome young man approached and entered the lodge. His cheeks were red, his eyes sparkled. He walked with a quick, light step. His forehead was bound with a wreath of sweet-grass, and he carried a bunch of fragrant flowers in his hand.
    "Ah, my son," said the old man, "I am happy to see you. Come in! Tell me your adventures, and what strange lands you have seen. I will tell you of my wonderful deeds, and what I can perform. You shall do the same, and we will amuse each other."
    The old man then drew from a bag a curiously wrought pipe. He filled it with mild tobacco, and handed it to his guest. They each smoked from the pipe and then began their stories.
    "I am Peboan, the Spirit of Winter," said the old man. "I blow my breath, and the streams stand still. The water becomes stiff and hard as clear stone."

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    59. Flag Day: The Star-Spangled Banner
    (Adapted by Frances Jenkins Olcott) In 1814, while the War of 1812 was stillgoing on, the people of Maryland were in great trouble, for a British fleet
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    The Star-Spangled Banner By Eva March Tappan
    (Adapted by Frances Jenkins Olcott)
    In 1814, while the War of 1812 was still going on, the people of Maryland were in great trouble, for a British fleet began to attack Baltimore. The enemy bombarded the forts, including Fort McHenry. For twenty-four hours the terrific bombardment went on.
    "If Fort McHenry only stands, the city is safe,'' said Francis Scott Key to a friend, and they gazed anxiously through the smoke to see if the flag was still flying.
    These two men were in the strangest place that could be imagined. They were in a little American vessel fast moored to the side of the British admiral's flagship. A Maryland doctor had been seized as a prisoner by the British, and the President had given permission for them to go out under a flag of truce, to ask for his release. The British commander finally decided that the prisoner might be set free; but he had no idea of allowing the two men to go back to the city and carry any information. "Until the attack on Baltimore is ended, you and your boat must remain here,'' he said.
    The firing went on. As long as daylight lasted they could catch glimpses of the Stars and Stripes whenever the wind swayed the clouds of smoke. When night came they could still see the banner now and then by the blaze of the cannon. A little after midnight the firing stopped. The two men paced up and down the deck, straining their eyes to see if the flag was still flying.

    60. Flag Day: Betsy Ross And The Flag
    (Adapted by Frances Jenkins Olcott) On the 14th day of June, 1777, the ContinentalCongress passed the following resolution RESOLVED, That the flag of the
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    Betsy Ross and the Flag By Harry Pringle Ford
    (Adapted by Frances Jenkins Olcott)
    On the 14th day of June, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the following resolution: "RESOLVED, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
    Prior to this, in 1776, a committee had been appointed to look after the matter. Together with General Washington they called at the house of Betsy Ross, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
    Betsy Ross was a young widow of twenty-four. She was supporting herself by continuing the upholstery business of her late husband, John Ross, a patriot who had died in the service of his country. Betsy was known for her exquisite needlework, and was engaged in the flag-making business.
    The committee asked her if she thought she could make a flag from a design, a rough drawing of which General Washington showed her. She replied, with diffidence, that she did not know whether she could or not, but would try. She noticed, however, that the star as drawn had six points, and informed the committee that the correct star had but five. They answered that as a great number of stars would be required, the more regular form with six points could be more easily made than one with five.
    She responded in a practical way by deftly folding a scrap of paper; then with a single clip of her scissors she displayed a true, symmetrical, five-pointed star.

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