The Storyteller's Start-up Book: Finding, Learning, Performing and Using Folktal

Description: The Storyteller's Start-up Book by Mary Read MacDonald For those who want to begin storytelling but dont know where to start, The Storytellers Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. MacDonald presents twelve fool-proof tales that will work for the first-time storyteller arranged in ethnopoetic style. These multicultural tales will delight any audience. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For those who want to begin storytelling but dont know where to start, The Storytellers Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. Margaret Read MacDonald, a folklorist and childrens librarian who is also a touring storyteller, offers basic start-up information on finding stories, looking at them critically, starting a "story bank," networking with other storytellers, and creating a storytelling event. In chapters on learning and performing folktales, MacDonald offers the reader suggestions for finding his or her own performance style. Most importantly, MacDonald presents twelve fool-proof tales that will work for the first-time storyteller. Arranged in ethnopoetic style to relay a sense of rhythm, the stories encourage audience participation and feature enough repetition to make them easy to remember. These multicultural tales selected from the folklore of Angola, Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Siberia, Wales, and Zaire will delight any audience. Includes excellent bibliographies to help the new teller continue to explore the world of storytelling. Author Biography Margaret Read MacDonald Bio: Margaret Read MacDonald is a professional storyteller, award winning author and highly respected consultant who travels the world telling stories and conducting workshops for educators. Her most popular workshop Playing with Stories" has been offered in over 70 countries. She has been invited to storytelling and literary festivals in Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore. In addition, Dr. MacDonald teaches storytelling to classroom teachers for the Lesley University Creative Education through the Arts program. For years, she also taught storytelling as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Washington Information School. Dr. MacDonald is the author of over 60 books on folklore and storytelling topics, including many award winning folktale picture books. She has been telling stories since 1964 in her work as a childrens librarian, and she holds a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University along with an M.Ed.EC. (Educational Communications Masters) from the University of Hawaii and a Masters of Library Science (MLS) from the University of Washington. She is well known for her ability to create texts that delight the ear and are easy for teachers to share. Teaching with Story contains 20 of these useful stories that can be used by teachers with their students. Long Description Finding, learning, performing, and using folktales.For those who want to begin storytelling but dont know where to start, The Storytellers Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. Margaret Read MacDonald, an award-winning folklorist and childrens librarian who is also a touring storyteller, offers basic start-up information on finding stories, looking at them critically, starting a "story bank," networking with other storytellers, and creating a storytelling event. In chapters on learning and performing folktales, MacDonald offers the reader suggestions for finding his or her own performance style. Most importantly, MacDonald presents twelve fool-proof tales that will work for the first-time storyteller. Arranged in ethnopoetic style to relay a sense of rhythm, the stories encourage audience participation and feature enough repetition to make them easy to remember. These multicultural tales selected from the folklore of Angola, Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Siberia, Wales, and Zaire will delight any audience. Includes excellent bibliographies to help the new teller continue to explore the world of storytelling. Details ISBN0874833051 Publisher August House Publishers Edition Description With a New Pref Language English ISBN-10 0874833051 ISBN-13 9780874833058 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint August House Publishers Subtitle Finding, Learning, Performing and Using Folktales Including Twelve Tellable Tales Place of Publication Little Rock Country of Publication United States Short Title STORYTELLERS START UP BK Pages 216 DOI 10.1604/9780874833058 AU Release Date 2006-02-03 NZ Release Date 2006-02-03 US Release Date 2006-02-03 UK Release Date 2006-02-03 Author Mary Read MacDonald Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-02-03 DEWEY 372.64/2 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137146416;

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