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More wonderful tales and how to tell them from master storyteller Megan McKenna. A coyote, a woodcutter, a Buddist Zen master, a boy named Samuel, a Sufi mystic, two men walking to Emmaus all are central characters in stories told by Megan McKenna. As we listen to "Once upon a time," their lives become our lives. We learn from their mistakes and profit from their wisdom.
Megan McKenna's stories are drawn from many religious traditions, Hebrew Scriptures,...
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Andy and Terry live in a 143-story treehouse. (It used to be a 130-story treehouse, but they built another 13 stories.) It has a baked bean geyser that erupts on the hour every hour, a wrecking ball, a fish milkshake shack, a word-o-matic (it knows every word in the whole world!), a toffee apple orchard guarded by a kind-hearted scarecrow, and a camping ground.Andy's been a bit stressed out lately, so Terry decides the perfect way to relax would be...
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Libraries Unlimited
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c2011
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Research affirms that storytelling enhances analytical and organizational skills, as well as all aspects of language arts developmentÑhappy news for teachers and librarians for whom reading comprehension is always a top priority. By involving students in the process of Question-Answer Relationships (QAR), you can enlist powerful stories to shift their imaginations into high gear.
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Fourteenth-century author, poet, and civil servant Geoffrey Chaucer has delighted readers through the ages with his colorful tales filled with humanity, grace, and strength. He is best known for The Canterbury Tales, a vibrant account of life in England during his own day. This volume from the new Bloom's Classic Critical Views series offers students full-length essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that present a historical look at Chaucer's...
5) Eva Luna
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En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su país a través de la memoria y la imaginación. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nosátlgico álter ego de la autora, que se llama a s̕í misma "ladrona de historias" precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo. Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de carácter...
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JIST Works
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c2009
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"Echoing the most commonly asked job interview question, Tell Me About Yourself shows you how to answer the question-and all others- in a way that coveys a true sense of who you are and what you can do for the organization. Storytelling is also the key to excelling in other job search activities, such as writing resumes and cover letters, networking, creating portfolios, and developing you personal brand. Tell Me About Yourself takes the reader through...
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Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
1976
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In this second edition Miss Cook has included an extended new preface which takes account of influences affecting children's literature since the first edition appeared. The detailed annotated bibliography describing books of children's stories and other reading useful for teachers has been entirely rewritten, and brought up to date.
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Stenhouse Publishers
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[2022]
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"This book explores the value of sharing stories in ways that speak to our hearts and connect learning communities. It grounds this affective work in a discussion of five affective elements of story - healer, inspiration, clarifier, compassion, and connector - and includes narrative discussions, rationale, and contributions from influential educators and children's book creators along with tons of book recommendations and suggestions for direct classroom...
11) Aïe! Ma trompe!
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Éditions Scholastic
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[2018]
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Gérald explique longuement à Rosie comment il s'est cassé la trompe. Rosie aura-t-elle sa propre longue histoire à raconter?
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Bloomsbury Academic
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2022.
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"From Oceania to North America, indigenous peoples have created storytelling traditions of incredible depth and diversity. The term 'indigenous storywork' has come to encompass the sheer breadth of ways in which indigenous storytelling serves as a historical record, as a form of teaching and learning, and as an expression of indigenous culture and identity. But such traditions have too often been relegated to the realm of myth and legend, recorded...
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Tratando de dar sentido a los horrores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Death relata la historia de Liesel, una joven alemana cuyos talentos para robar libros y contar historias ayudan a mantener a su familia y al hombre judío que esconden, así como a sus vecinos.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the...
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Lepta Kniga
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Kniga o tom, kak desi︠a︡tʹ sovetskikh zhenshchin, okazavshisʹ v odnoĭ palate rodilʹnogo doma, vdrug uznai︠u︡t, chto v dannom uchrezhdenii obʺi︠a︡vlen karantin i im pridëtsi︠a︡ provesti v ego stenakh eshchë desi︠a︡tʹ dneĭ. Odnoĭ iz nikh prikhodit v golovu povtoritʹ istorii︠u︡, rasskazannui︠u︡ florentiĭskim sochinitelem Bokkachcho: vse desi︠a︡tʹ dneĭ karantina rasskazyvatʹ drug druzhke o zhizni, o muzhchinakh,...
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Les Éditions Scholastic
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[2019]
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"Il était une fois, dans un pays lointain ... une très, très belle prinssesse et un prinsse courageux". Ainsi commence "le pire livre du monde" et malheureusement pour elles, trois bestioles ressemblant à une araignée, à une vieille gomme et à un barbouillage sont coincées sur la page de droite, émettant de ce fait toute une série de commentaires sur l'histoire. Celle-ci est par contre peu originale, bourrée de fautes d'orthographe, ses...
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