Author :
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0807592919
Little Rooster is happy to find a diamond button—it's a perfect present for his mistress. Then along comes the King, who snatches the button for his treasure chamber! And when Little Rooster demands the button back, the King is so furious he has Little Rooster thrown into a well. One thing the King doesn't know: Little Rooster has a magic stomach. Water? Fire? Bees? No problem!
Author :
Publisher : Groundwood Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780888994431
A Hungarian Folklore retold.
Author : Sight 'n' Sound
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 MB
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Author : Kate Seredy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1986-05-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 014030133X
A Newbery Honor Book - from the author of The White Stag Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father’s ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies. In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever. “A genuinely joyous and beautiful book.”—The New York Times
Author : Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 3583 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Author : Janice M. Del Negro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.
Author : Virginia A. Walter
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838910076
Inspired by a new generation of librarians and children, the author reconsiders the legacy of children's services and examines more recent trends and challenges that have grown out of changes in educational philosophy and information technology.
Author : Elizabeth Bird
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 15,15 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838997201
Master the huge array of quality children's books from the past and the present with this must-have resource from children's librarian Elizabeth Bird.
Author : Margaret Read MacDonald
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN :
"With this classic storybook. revitalized for a new generation of storytellers, master storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald shares twenty timeless, easy-to-learn tales for the beginning storyteller. Borrowing story lines from across cultures, MacDonald adapts folktales with chants, songs, and repeating lines, making them both easy to remember for the teller and enjoyable for the listener." "This revised edition includes twenty-five pages of bibliographic material and author commentary covering story collections, sources for researching tale variants and origins, and recommended picture books and videotapes as a starting point for finding the best tales for your style and audience. A must-have for school and public librarians, teachers, parents, and any folktale or storytelling aficionado, Twenty Tellable Tales gives beginning tellers a place to start to find their own voice. Even the most inexperienced storyteller can sound like a pro using the techniques outlined in this proven resource."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Chris Smith
Publisher : Hawthorn Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1912480689
Stories from oral traditions from a variety of historical, cultural and world sources, with story sources and resources for families.
