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"Whether you have five minutes or five hours, you can create a lively, expressive puppet with simple and inexpensive materials such as plastic bottles, old socks, newspaper and cardboard. There are finger puppets, glove puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppets and string puppets with characters that are original, inventive and fun."
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In this book, readers learn how to create their very own puppets out of materials that are easily accessible, such as socks, spoons, and cups. Brilliant color photographs detail each step in the process, as readers learn how to turn basic materials into lion, bear, and fish puppets, and even a mermaid marionette. Straightforward text and step-by-step instructions help readers gain an understanding of the craft and how it's made.
6) Puppet
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"What should a puppet master do when he's old and alone and all his puppets are gone? Silvester decides to make one last puppet. But this one is different. When the old man speaks to him, Puppet speaks back. And then he starts to walk ... While Silvester shows Puppet the town, the playground, and other wonders the world holds, Puppet in turn helps Silvester to make a new friend and share his puppet-making skills with the next generation."--
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The puppetmaster's apprentice, Pirouette Leiter, is tasked to build a wooden assassin by the Margrave of Tavia, or her puppetmaster father will be imprisoned.
Impressed by the work of the puppetmaster and his apprentice, Tavia's ruler, The Margrave, has ordered dozens of life-size marionette soldiers to be sent to Wolfspire Hall. When the puppetmaster is unable to fill the order for a hundred soldiers by the deadline, he is imprisoned in the Wolfspire...
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Lucid, easy-to-follow book teaches beginners how to create a full working range of puppet motions and emotions. Also covers elements of good puppet theatrical technique: voice use and synchronization, stage deportment and interactions, improvisation, simple staging, lighting effects, and more. All clearly explained and beautifully illustrated.
10) Puppets
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Describes examples of puppets from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds. Each puppet has its own distinctive style, with different designs, colors, and traditions.
11) Shadow theater
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Gloucester Press
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1991
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A step-by-step approach to shadow theater, from hand shadows to shadows with accessories made from simple materials.
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