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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this riveting take on One Thousand and One Nights, Shaherazade, at the center of her own story, uses wit and political mastery to navigate opulent palaces brimming with treachery and the perils of the Third Crusade as her Persian homeland teeters on the brink of destruction.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
A sumptuously illustrated tapestry of folktales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world follows the story of two women who turn the tables on two wicked men who would manipulate them for a wager.
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (25 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 2 books
Language
English
Description
Clifford's birthday party: Everyone wants to give their special friend Clifford a special birthday present. Finally, Clifford gets the best present of all--his family there to celebrate with him.
Super Fly Guy is off to school. Will he make trouble? Or will he save the day?
387) Life of Pi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
In this fictional biography, Pura Belpré breaks the rules of storytime by telling unpublished stories from her homeland of Puerto Rico. Includes author's note.
389) Serafina's stories
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
vi, 202 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This is the first major, comprehensive resource to feature concrete instruction on the principles of storytelling, audience engagement, platform selection, execution challenges, big-picture strategy and structural considerations -- as well as case studies of milestone transmedia projects and interviews with leading transmedia authorities and creators. Whether you're in game design and development, book publishing, film and television, or any other...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiii, 176 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Revealing the secrets that have helped award-winning brands build relationships with millions of customers, this book offers an insiders guide to transforming your businessand all the relationships that matter to itthrough the art and science of telling great stories. --
Author
Publisher
Amacom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxv, 239 pages)
Language
English
Description
Packed with enlightening examples, this thoughtful resource shows you how to mine your experience for simple narratives that convey who you are, what you want to achieve, and why others should care. --
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Sharing language through books, songs, fingerplays, puppets and other materials can help children develop a strong foundation for later reading success. The authors show storytime presenters how to bring all the elements together to create a storytime that is information and fun.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xvii, 169 pages ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Do public library storytimes make a difference in helping children learn to read? Whether or not your funding depends on it, you need to prove that your programs do make a difference. In 2009 the iSchool of the University of Washington was awarded grants to assess the impact of early literacy storytimes in public libraries. One result: Project VIEWS2 launched Supercharged Storytimes. Where will their experiences take you?
399) The whisper
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Her magical book of stories is wordless until a whisper in the wind tells a little girl to imagine a story for each page.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
There are challenges to creating programs for mixed-age groups over a wide range of developmental stages, while keeping these programs "age appropriate" and engaging the children. This book offers the background knowledge and framework to use as a springboard for understanding the complexity of interactions with children, and for increasing your own creativity as you plan and present storytimes.
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