Storytelling Handbook: A Young People's Collection of Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them

by Anne Pellowski

Overview

This exciting collection of international stories includes a brief history of the art of storytelling and helpful tips to enhance how you share these easy-to-tell tales.

Have you heard about what really happened to Jack and Jill? Or about the alligator’s whistle, the noisy gecko that wouldn’t sleep, or the king’s diamond cross? If not, The Storytelling Handbook is just what you and your young reader need.

Full of unusual tales and helpful hints on the best ways to tell them, Anne Pellowski has put together a collection of a wide variety of easy-to-tell stories from around the world and paired them with her own expert advice for successful storytelling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416975984
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	04/23/2008
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Anna Rose Pellowski was an educator and author.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-8-Pellowski, well known for her adult titles such as The Story Vine (Macmillan, 1984) and The World of Storytelling (Wilson, 1990), has created a handbook specifically for young people. She includes background material on young storytellers she has met in classrooms, libraries, and informal settings; a guide to places to tell stories; and a brief, clear introduction to selection and telling. She then provides a collection of stories, grouped by form, that she recommends for inexperienced tellers. The selections feature surprises and plot twists that will appeal to young tellers and audiences. Each includes an introduction and helpful hints on how it might be told effectively. Pellowski's clear prose, excellent story choices, and direct references to young people she has known, as well as the bibliography and notes on good story sources, make this volume an excellent purchase. Small pen-and-ink drawings appear throughout.-Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie

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