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Folktales on stage, children's plays for reader's theater (or readers theatre), with 16 scripts from world folk and fairy tales and legends, including Asian, African, and Native American, Aaron Shepard

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Folktales on stage, children's plays for reader's theater (or readers theatre), with 16 scripts from world folk and fairy tales and legends, including Asian, African, and Native American, Aaron Shepard

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Folktales on stage

Oclc number

984686215

Responsibility statement

Aaron Shepard

Sub title

children's plays for reader's theater (or readers theatre), with 16 scripts from world folk and fairy tales and legends, including Asian, African, and Native American

Summary

A collection of scripts for young readers, adapted by award-winning children's author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. While focusing on ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading levels

Table Of Contents

The Adventures of Mouse Deer (Indonesia) -- The Calabash Kids (Tanzania) -- The Hidden One (Native America) -- The Boy Who Wanted the Willies (Europe) -- The Princess Mouse (Finland) -- The Legend of Slappy Hooper (U.S.) -- The Gifts of the Grasscutter (India, Pakistan) -- The Baker's Dozen (U.S.) -- Master Maid (Norway) -- The Magic Brocade (China) -- Forty Fortunes (Iran) -- Master Man (Nigeria) -- The Princess and the God (India) -- The Enchanted Storks (Iraq) -- The Crystal Heart (Vietnam) -- The Sea King's Daughter" (Russia)

Target audience

adult

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