In Schools: Fiction Book Projects
As part of a partnership with Children's Services at Manchester City Council, the Trust has worked with some Manchester Primaries to produce fiction books based upon international Folk Tales suitable for young children up to 9 years old. The Trust has produced the following publications with schools in Manchester:
Ebony Mya and the Seven Duppies
Created with pupils from St Margaret’s Primary School in Whalley Range. Ebony Mya is an update a on classic children’s story. It's Snow White and Seven Dwarves with a Caribbean twist. Order Ebony Mya here
Gift of Colours
Created with pupils from Ravensbury Community School. Gift of Colours is based upon a traditional African Folk Tale. A woman injured while collecting palm-nuts meets three birds and asks them to help her. Only one agrees and his kindness is rewarded with a gift of colours. Order Gift of Colours here
Mohini and the Monster
Created with pupils from St Thomas Community Primary School. Mohini and the Monster tells the story of the Indian monster Bhasmasura and a local girl called Mohini. Bhasmasura has gigantic with sharp claws, a hairy, multi-coloured body and fangs like swords and terrifies the people who live near by. Find out how a young girl called Mohini fights the monster to save her village! Order Mohini and the Monster here
The Man Who Caught A Magic Mermaid
Created with pupils from St Brigid’s RC Primary School. The Man Who Caught a Magic Mermaid is a traditional Irish Traveller folk-story of a farmer captures a mermaid and stops her returning to the sea by hiding her magic tail-skin. Years later when their children find the skin, she is tempted to return to her ocean family. She protects her sons when they become sailors and it might be that her daughter becomes a mermaid too. Order Mermaid here
King Popiel and the Mouse Army
Created with pupils from Holy Name Primary in Moss Side and St Catherine’s RC Primary in Didsbury. Children from both schools worked together to retell this Polish folk-story. Greedy King Popiel is feared and very unpopular with the people. On the advice of an old woman, the people join forces with the town’s mice. Armed with needles, the mouse army corners the greedy King and his queen in a lonely tower, but do they defeat the greedy King? Order Popiel here
The Gypsy Woman and the Cave
Created with pupils from Chapel Street Primary School. The Gypsy Woman and the Cave tells the story of gypsy who shelters from the rain in cave and is surprised to find 12 golden young men in there, and is amazed when they fill her sack with gold coins; but the bad tempered neighbour receives a very different gift. What is the gift? Order Gypsy here
Miss Peahen and Mister Jackal
Created with pupils from Oswald Road Primary School in Chorlton and based upon a traditional Punjabi folk-tale. A strange friendship of a proud peahen and a craft jackal who eat and set about to grow more food in Miss Peahen's garden. Will they be able to stay friends? Order Miss Peahen here
