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Publisher
August House Pub
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A collection of twenty-five traditional stories explaining why an animal or plant or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are storytelling tips and short modern, scientific explanations for the subject of the story.
9) Max's words
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
11) Three by the sea
Series
Reading rainbow volume no. 12
Publisher
GPN Educational Media
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
As host LeVar Burton strolls on the beach reading Edward Marshall's Three by the sea, he learns that stories can be created out of the sea, the sand, and one's imagination.
17) The snail house
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.
19) Zen shorts
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.
20) Kamishibai man
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television.
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