Puppet magic / Joy L. Lowe and Kathryn I. Matthew.
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TextPublication details: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008.Description: xviii, 173 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 1555705995 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781555705992 (pbk. : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 027.6251 L913 | Available | 33111006642330 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Introduce puppets into your storytime programs and make some magic You'll excite and engage your young patrons, introducing them to the joy and wonder of books, reading, and language. This guide helps you turn your favorite stories or poems into memorable puppet presentations and gives you annotations of nursery rhymes, poems, stories, folk-tales, fables, and songs that are terrific for puppet storytelling. Lowe and Matthew show you how to select and purchase puppets, develop performance techniques, store and preserve these unique tools, and integrate them with children's literature. You'll also appreciate the tips for creating your own puppets with easy-to-find materials. And once your puppets are ready, you'll find step-by-step guidance for incorporating them into your programs. Additional resources include a guide to puppet retailers and materials distributors, a puppet-book index that matches puppets to specific book titles, and a bibliography of additional titles and tools for the novice puppeteer.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.
Purchasing puppets -- Easy handmade puppets -- It's magic! : bringing puppets to life -- Visiting classic friends -- Meeting twentieth-century friends.
This volume provides instruction to enable readers to create simple puppets -- made primarily from socks, felt, and paper plates -- and get them started without much of an investment of time or effort. The authors focus on techniques and materials to create easy and effective one-person shows. This work features complete scripts and instructions based on familiar nursery rhymes, fables, folktales, and picture books that thrill children yet require only a few characters. They also provide step-by-step examples of how to adapt your own favorite stories. Techniques for deciding which stories to use, rehearsing, and voice projection are included.