How to Tell Stories to Children - Softcover

Bryant, Sara C.

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9781933184340: How to Tell Stories to Children

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ISBN 10: 1933184345 ISBN 13: 9781933184340

Publisher: Sophia Inst Pr, 2008

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Telling a story well is more than reading aloud — it’s a skilled art that changes bored, fidgety listeners into enthralled ones. Here Sara Cone Bryant, beloved children’s author from the early 20th century, shows you how to use storytelling to recapture the pleasures of a simpler age. In a few clear, concise lessons, she shows you the key do’s and don’ts of selecting, adapting, and voicing stories for your kids’ maximum enjoyment and edification.You’ll learn to identify stories that lend themselves to telling aloud and to incorporate into your own stories elements that grab and hold children’s attention. And you’ll learn how to adapt each tale to the length, language, and content that makes it right for your kids in particular.As a bonus, How to Tell Stories to Children includes some of the author’s favorite and most “tellable” short stories and poems. You’ll be able to begin practicing right away the rare and valuable art of storytelling!

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