Shepard publications jan 2018 (2 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I'm quick and smart as I can be. Try and try, but you can't catch me!' Mouse Deer sings his song as he walks through the forest looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though he is small, he is not afraid. He knows that many big animals want to eat him -- but first they have to catch him! In these delightful trickster tales from Southeast Asia, find out how Mouse Deer gets the best of his enemies -- Tiger, Crocodile, and the most dangerous animal of all, Farmer! TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK 'FOLKTALES ON STAGE,' OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. //////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of 'The Baker's Dozen,' 'The Sea King's Daughter,' 'The Monkey King,' and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Kim Gamble is one of the most popular children's book illustrators of Australia. He is also a frequent contributor to that country's much-loved School Magazine, where Aaron's Mouse Deer stories first appeared. /////////////////////////////////////////////// 'A retelling of some of Southeast Asia's most popular folklore . Simply narrated, The Adventures of Mouse Deer is witty and steeped in the power of myth, as well as high-spirited determination. [A] delightful introduction to an enduring legend.'-- Small Press Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, May 2005 'Mouse Deer's small stature leaves him vulnerable in the jungle, but Crocodile, Tiger, and Farmer are no match for this quick-witted, fearless creature. Give this book to children making their first forays into chapter books, and visit the author's Web site to download readers theater scripts.' -- Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal, Dec. 1, 2009 /////////////////////////////////////////////// CONTENTS 1 ~ Mouse Deer and Tiger2 ~ Mouse Deer and Crocodile3 ~ Mouse Deer and Farmer /////////////////////////////////////////////// SAMPLE Then he heard something. ROWR! There was Tiger! 'Hello, Mouse Deer. I was just getting hungry. Now you can be my lunch.' Mouse Deer didn't want to be lunch. He looked around and thought fast. He saw a mud puddle. 'I'm sorry, Tiger. I can't be your lunch. The King has ordered me to guard his pudding.' 'His pudding ' said Tiger. 'Yes. There it is.' Mouse Deer pointed to the mud puddle. 'It has the best taste in the world. The King doesn't want anyone else to eat it.' Tiger looked longingly at the puddle. 'I would like to taste the King's pudding.'. Gamble, Kim (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf.' -- San Francisco Examiner No outlaw could draw as fast as Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It shot light. And Larry always aimed for the heart. Can Larry save the town of Brimstone from Evil-Eye McNeevil's outlaw gang Find out in this rip-roaring original tale of a gunfighter with a huge smile and a hankering for lemonade. TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK 'STORIES ON STAGE,' OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of 'The Baker's Dozen,' 'The Sea King's Daughter,' 'The Monkey King,' and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Toni Goffe is the British illustrator of numerous well-loved children's books and is a winner of the 1993 Gold Medallion Book Award. He is also illustrator of Aaron's 'The Legend of Slappy Hooper.' ///////////////////////////////////////////////// 'One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf; girls will probably like the story too . . . The language is perfect, [with] the right dose of silliness to make both parents and children chuckle . . . The illustrations are ideal.' -- Cindi Rose, San Francisco Examiner, Aug. 20, 2012 'A tall-tale superhero for our time. . . . A readaloud that could lighten up classes well up in the elementary grades.' -- Kirkus Reviews, Mar. 1, 1993 'Pass out the bandanas and dig out the spittoon. Read this story in an old-timer's voice, and everyone will have a good time.' -- Chris Sherman, American Library Association Booklist, Mar. 1, 1993 'Move over, Wyatt Earp. Make room for a cowboy of a different caliber. A wide age range of listeners will request this one again and again.' -- School Library Journal, Nov. 1993 'A rib-tickler. . . . Kids will enjoy acting this out as readers theatre.' -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Spring 1993 'Lovely. . . . Should reach the tickly bone of youngsters.' -- Storyline, June 1993 'Perfect for telling or reading out loud.' -- Katy Rydell, Stories, Spring 1993 'My class loved this story. Great to use when introducing tall tales.' -- D. Peccianti, Reviews of All Resources (Monterey Peninsula United School District) 'Introduces one amazing cowpoke. . . . Will have young listeners laughing out loud and asking you to 'read it again.'' -- Smithsonian, Nov. 1993 'Told in the spirited language of a true yarn-spinner, this is a rollicking picture book to warm the heart of just about everyone.' -- Kids' Line, Summer 1993. Goffe, Toni (illustrator).…