Hoopoe Books Curriculum

Teaching-Stories: Learning That Lasts

A program based on a series of books for young readers

Grades PreK - 1

    

“The books are tales from a rich tradition of storytelling from Central Asia and the Middle East. Stories told and retold to children, by campfire and candlelight, for more than a thousand years. Through repeated readings, these stories provoke fresh insight and more flexible thought in children. Beautifully illustrated.”
—NEA Today: The Magazine of the National Education Association

This award-winning series of beautifully illustrated children’s books by Afghan author Idries Shah presents tales from a rich tradition of storytelling. These timeless and universal tales have been used to entertain and teach children all over Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East for over a thousand years!

The Hoopoe Teaching-Stories Early Literacy Curriculum provides a program designed to meet Head Start and National Performance and Assessment Standards and other National Education Standards for PreK – 1 grades.

• CIRCLE TIME READ-ALOUDS
  Read-aloud activities designed to enhance:
  
  Oral language through questions and discussion
  Higher-level thinking skills including making analogies
  Story comprehension through repetition
  Making the story your own, providing learning that lasts
  Social-emotional development
• ACTIVITY CENTERS
  Center-based activities designed to provide:
  
  Deeper understanding
  Multiple modalities for learning
• BUILDING HOME/SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
  Parent-involvement activities designed to encourage:
  
  Parents to read aloud at home
  Home/school communication

THE CLEVER BOY AND THE TERRIBLE, DANGEROUS ANIMAL
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago
Bilingual edition: El muchachito listo
y el terrible y peligroso animal
translated by Rita Wirkala

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Teacher’s Activity Guide, Gr. PreK-1 (English only) $15.00	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, English 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Hardback & CD	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE FARMERS WIFE
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago
Bilingual edition: La esposa del granjero
translated by Angélica Villagrán de Gonzales

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Teacher’s Activity Guide, Gr. PreK-1 (English only) $15.00	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, English 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Hardback & CD	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE LION WHO SAW
HIMSELF IN THE WATER
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Ingrid Rodriguez
Bilingual edition: El León que se vio
en el Agua
translated by Angélica Villagrán de Gonzales

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Teacher’s Activity Guide, Gr. PreK-1 (English only) $15.00	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, English 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Hardback & CD	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE MAN AND THE FOX
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Sally Mallam
Bilingual edition: El hombre y el zorro
translated by Rita Wirkala

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Teacher’s Activity Guide, Gr. PreK-1 (English only) $15.00	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, English 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Hardback & CD	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE MAN WITH BAD MANNERS
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago
Bilingual edition: El hombre maleducado
translated by Rita Wirkala

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Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE OLD WOMAN AND THE EAGLE
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Natasha Delmar
La señora y el águila
translated by Rita Wirkala

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Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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THE SILLY CHICKEN
by Idries Shah

Illustrated by Jeff Jackson
Bilingual edition: El pollo bobo
translated by Rita Wirkala

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Teacher’s Activity Guide, Gr. PreK-1 (English only) $15.00	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, English 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Hardback & CD	Quantity
Teacher’s Kit, Gr. PreK-1, Span/Eng Bilingual 30% Discount $30.00 Kit includes: Teacher’s Lesson Plan, Span/Eng Hardback & CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, English 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 Paperbacks of this title + 1 English CD	Quantity
Listening Center Package, Span/Eng Bilingual 32% Discount $40.00 Package includes: 6 bilingual Paperbacks of this title + 1 bilingual CD	Quantity
Class set of 25 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 25 PBs, Span/Eng Bil 45% Discount $110.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 Paperbacks, English 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Class set of 35 PBs, Span/Eng Bilingual 45% Discount $154.00	Quantity
Gr. PreK-1 Library Set, English: 7 Hardbacks 45% Discount $70.00 The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal, The Farmer’s Wife, The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, The Man and the Fox, The Man with Bad Manners, The Old Woman and the Eagle & The Silly Chicken	Quantity
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