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The Illustrated Man The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mecha… OL103128W
Tales of terror from the Black Ship Tales of terror from the Black Ship Chris Priestley Not for the faint-hearted, The Black Ship is a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations At the Old Inn, which clings precariously to a cliff top above a … OL11644755W
Serendipity Market Serendipity Market Penny Blubaugh When Toby breathes on Mama Inez's bird-shaped invitations, giving them the power to fly, plans for the Serendipity Market begin. Soon, eleven honored guests travel from afar and make their way to the… OL11937589W
Literacy development in the storytelling classroom Literacy development in the storytelling classroom Diane Williams,Sherry Norfolk,Jane Stenson,Sherry Norfolk Consisting of a series of essays written by storytellers who work in the classroom, as well as teachers who use storytelling in the classroom, this title addresses specific curriculum areas, and incl… OL13773482W
Storytelling Storytelling Augusta Baker A guide to storytelling skills and source information. OL1386926W
The story snail The story snail Anne F. Rockwell John can do nothing well until a snail gives him one hundred fabulous stories to tell. But even they wear thin and he goes in search of the snail again. OL14853925W
The Gargoyle The Gargoyle Andrew Davidson An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexu… OL14991669W
In the small, small night In the small, small night Jane Kurtz Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nat… OL15036571W
American folktales American folktales Peggy A. Bulger Publisher's description: This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, The Americ… OL15132711W
Big Snapper Big Snapper Katherine Holubitsky Tall tales help Eddie understand the world. OL15180699W
I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Mo Willems Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk. OL15670869W
Courage Courage Shelagh Canning When Annie Redfeather falls and loses a big school race, Aristotle the prairie dog reads her the story of Theseus slaying the Minotaur to illustrate courage. OL15931362W
Stories to play with Stories to play with Hiroko Fujita Collects over twenty-five stories for storytellers to tell to young children accompanied by origami, paper tearing, and puppetry techniques to capture the attention of the very young. OL16026950W
African-American folktales for young readers African-American folktales for young readers Judy Dockrey Young,Young, Richard A collection of folktales from the African-American oral tradition, presented as they have been told by professional black storytellers from Rhode Island to Oklahoma. OL16102494W
Storytelling across the primary curriculum Storytelling across the primary curriculum Alastair K. Daniel "Starting from the question 'what is a story?' Storytelling Across the Primary Curriculum leads the reader through the theory and practise of storytelling as an educational method - a method taught b… OL16486018W
The Dance of A Sham The Dance of A Sham Paul Emond The narrator of this novel begins by introducing himself not as a speaker but a listener, spellbound by his friend Caracala’s yarns, which blend accounts of youthful mischief with casual references t… OL16818089W
Serious men Serious men Manu Joseph "Low-caste Ayyan Mani lives in a Mubai tenement and works in an esteemed research institute as the assistant of top researcher Arvind Acharya. Forever spiteful toward his privileged superiors, Ayyan … OL17704745W
Really and truly Really and truly Émilie Rivard Charlie is very close to his grandfather, who loves to tell fanciful stories about pirates, witches, and gnomes that amuse Charlie to no end. But lately, Charlie's grandpa doesn't have any new storie… OL17855806W
More ready-to-tell tales from around the world More ready-to-tell tales from around the world William Mooney,David Holt A multicultural collection of traditional tales contributed by experienced storytellers, with tips for telling the stories. OL18168292W
Tashi Tashi Anna Fienberg Jack's new friend, Tashi, comes from a faraway land, escaping from a war lord to come to Australia with many imaginative stories to tell. OL18186300W
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