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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Puppeteer Puppeteer Kathryn Lasky Text and photographs follow Paul Vincent Davis, a professional hand puppeteer, as he mounts a production of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. OL121838W
Fantastic theater Fantastic theater Judy Sierra Thirty puppet plays adapted from nursery rhymes, folk songs, fables, poetry, folktales, and myths with instructional chapters on making and using rod and shadow puppets and puppet stages. OL14915066W
Meet Jim Henson Meet Jim Henson Susan Canizares Photographs and simple text introduce Jim Henson and the popular puppets he created. OL15129150W
Puppetry Puppetry Penny Francis "Theatregoers are increasingly aware of the growing use of object and figure animation throughout the performing arts. Puppetry offers engaging contemporary perspectives on this universal art-form. I… OL16474652W
Lights out! Lights out! Angela Shelf Medearis At bedtime, a young girl enjoys looking out her window and then creates a puppet show with shadows on the wall. OL1735399W
City of cannibals City of cannibals Ricki Thompson In 1536 England, sixteen-year-old Dell runs away from her brutal father and life in a cave carrying only a hand-made puppet to travel to London, where she learns truths about her mother's death and t… OL18169315W
I want to be a puppeteer I want to be a puppeteer Ivan Bulloch,World Book Encyclopedia,Diane James Provides instructions and practical advice on how to make various kinds of puppets, how to construct a puppet stage, and how to present a show. OL1884829W
The Grave Robber's Apprentice The Grave Robber's Apprentice Allan Stratton Hans, a foundling raised by a grave robber, helps Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, when she is torn away from her dream of being a professional puppeteer by an evil archduke out to destroy … OL20395909W
The three little pigs The three little pigs Moira Butterfield Provides instructions for making stick puppets, props, and a theater along with a simple, easy-to-follow play script based on the well-loved folktale. OL2215414W
Hooray Parade Hooray Parade Barbara M. Joosse "Using the window as her stage, Gramma uses the things in her basket to create a wonderful parade of shadow animals."-- OL22638481W
Les marionnettes Les marionnettes Denny Robson BRICOLAGE, MARIONNETTE. OL26199229W
Le grand spectacle de Passepoil Le grand spectacle de Passepoil Elaine Arsenault Tandis que mademoiselle Madeleine, sa maîtresse, met la dernière touche aux costumes d'un spectacle de marionnettes, Passepoil se livre secrètement à quelques essayages. C'est ainsi qu'il se retrouve… OL26441598W
How to be a puppeteer How to be a puppeteer Eleanor Boylan Briefly describes the creation of a puppet play, props, puppets, and a miniature theater. Includes six puppet plays. OL2952021W
George Washington's ghost George Washington's ghost Jane Clark Brown Celinda, the smallest member of a traveling family of puppeteers, is determined to find an important part to play when the troupe sets out to earn a living in the early days of the new United States. OL3950145W
Stitches Stitches Glen Huser "As grade nine graduation approaches, Travis's proudest achievement -- a puppet production of A Midsummer Night's Dream -- is overshadowed by the threat of an angry, and dangerous, classmate."--Cover. OL3999374W
Pupi e attori, ovvero, L'opera dei pupi a Catania Pupi e attori, ovvero, L'opera dei pupi a Catania Bernadette Majorana Questo libro traccia la vicenda dell’opera dei pupi a Catania tra Ottocento e Novecento. Ricompone documenti coevi e testimonianze di un tempo non lontano, quando la tradizione viene meno, negata da … OL4558781W
The complete book of puppet theatre The complete book of puppet theatre David Currell This book introduces the history of puppetry and gives instructions for making various types of puppets, creating stage sets, and producing plays. This book is a superbly comprehensive book invaluabl… OL5270987W
Practical puppetry A-Z Practical puppetry A-Z Carol R. Exner "This reference work includes photographs and illustrations and offers an A to Z view of working with puppets including ideas, materials list and assembly instructions. This work concludes with an an… OL5820796W
Puppet theatre in performance Puppet theatre in performance Nancy H. Cole A compendium of information on setting up a puppet theater and putting on plays. OL6797877W
Finger tales Finger tales Joan Hilyer Phelps "Includes: original fingerplays and puppet patterns, activities, flannel board stories, take home crafts and suggested books on related topics." OL8929039W
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