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Funny bones : comedy games and activities for kids / Lisa Bany-Winters.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 155 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 1435260988 (hbk.)
  • 1556524447 (alk. paper)
  • 9781435260986 (hbk.)
  • 9781556524448 (alk. paper)
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Partial contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Making people laugh -- Comic material -- Making it funny -- Comic style with props -- Comic style with characters -- Comic style with music -- Improv comedy -- Improv games -- Sound silly -- Physical comedy -- Circle games -- Comedic scenes for young actors -- Suggestions for more comedic plays -- Favorite comedy resources -- Glossary.
Summary: Provides information on how to be funny, including ideas about comedic styles and routines, how to use props, developing a distinctive character, using music, improvisational techniques, as well as the history of comedy and some well-known people in the field.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 793 B219 Available 33111006741116
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Kids love to be funny! Every classroom or neighborhood has a kid whose greatest ambition is to make people laugh--and all kids love to laugh at the jokes and antics of their friends. Funny Bones is designed to bring out the humor in every kid. For those who already have a comic streak, it provides wonderful new material for routines and scenes. For shyer children, it boosts self-confidence and a sense of fun. The first few chapters tackle the idea of comedy and what makes it funny, introducing famous comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Lily Tomlin and a variety of ways for young comics to create a trademark style. Later chapters offer hilarious improv games and valuable tips--for instance, don't ask questions in improv routines, but instead make statements that other actors can build on. The book concludes with comedic scenes for young people and suggestions for comedic play that kids can perform.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Making people laugh -- Comic material -- Making it funny -- Comic style with props -- Comic style with characters -- Comic style with music -- Improv comedy -- Improv games -- Sound silly -- Physical comedy -- Circle games -- Comedic scenes for young actors -- Suggestions for more comedic plays -- Favorite comedy resources -- Glossary.

Provides information on how to be funny, including ideas about comedic styles and routines, how to use props, developing a distinctive character, using music, improvisational techniques, as well as the history of comedy and some well-known people in the field.

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