The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)

The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)
Marian Scadden (Author)

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In this easy DIY manual, teachers with little to no theater experience can teach theater skills to their students that boost esteem, confidence, and creativity. This step-by-step school edition was designed with teachers in mind. Each lesson has two short activities, an enrichment game and a true story of children in theater. Just open the book and begin!

The book focuses on Voice Control, Creative Movement, Expression, Concentration, Imagination, and Stagecraft. Those teaching from the pages do not have to be thespians to manage the games and activities. Children do not have to go on to a life on the stage to benefit from the skills learned. There are lifelong lessons such as being a good audience member, which is what most of us will be most of the time; learning to speak up, which is necessary when delivering an oral report or a report to a committee; and acting confident, such as in a job interview. Appendix A is "Why Teach Theater" and lists studies and resources on the difference theater can make.

• Rank: #192654 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-12-27
• Released on: 2013-12-27
• Format: Kindle eBook

Corckett's Long Trip To Kentucky

Corckett's Long Trip To Kentucky
Colonel Charles Dahnmon Whitt (Author)

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This is a 13 Chapter book about David Crockett Whitt, His travels to Greenup Kentucky in the 1840's his growing up and adventures in Kentucky and his return trip to Virginia. This is pre-Civil War and quiet an adventure based on truth and all places, events, names, and places are accurate. Crockett travels with his Pa Jonas to build a grist mill some 200 miles from his Virginia home. You will love the day to day details and drama.

• Rank: #196644 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-12-23
• Released on: 2013-12-23
• Format: Kindle eBook

Tyler Perry: A Biography of a Movie Mogul (African-American Icons)

Tyler Perry: A Biography of a Movie Mogul (African-American Icons)
Marty Gitlin (Author)

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Tyler Perry's path to success was anything but easy. His childhood was marred by constant abuse—physical and emotional. To escape from the pain, Perry found an outlet in writing. But the first play he wrote did not draw huge audiences. Even after years of failure, Perry never quit. He forged ahead, committed to getting his message out. And he sure did! Perry, now with many hit movies and television shows to his credit, is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Author Marty Gitlin explores the amazing life of this entertainment icon.

• Rank: #147971 in eBooks
• Published on: 2014-01-01
• Released on: 2014-01-01
• Format: Kindle eBook

A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)

A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)
Lois Burdett (Author)
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"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.

A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.

• Rank: #47001 in Books
• Brand: Firefly Books
• Model: FBA-|279064
• Published on: 1997-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .20" h x 7.50" w x 8.80" l, .35 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Alice-Miranda Takes The Lead

Alice-Miranda Takes The Lead
Jacqueline Harvey (Author)
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Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story

Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story
Alex Ko (Author)
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Alex Ko’s moving autobiography will inspire tweens to dare to dream big.
 
Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story follows Alex’s journey from small town Iowa to becoming a famous Broadway performer in New York City. Despite all the odds he had to overcome—facing his father’s tragic death from cancer, financial difficulties, countless auditions, and serious injuries, Alex triumphantly lands the starring role in the musical Billy Elliot at age thirteen.
 
For theater fans who want an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the world of backstage Broadway to kids determined to achieve dreams of their own, Alex Ko’s story, told in his own words, is powerful and personal.
 
A collection of black-and-white photos from both Billy Elliot productions and Alex’s childhood brings his world vividly to life.

• Rank: #90653 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-04-30
• Released on: 2013-04-30
• Format: Kindle eBook

King Lear

King Lear
Gareth Hinds (Author, Illustrator)
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A taut adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterwork by Gareth Hinds — the standard-bearer of graphic-novel retellings of literary classics.

In a graceful adaptation, Gareth Hinds transforms Shakespeare’s timeless tale of pride and defiance, loyalty and ambition, betrayal and revenge into graphic-novel format, packing it with visual drama and providing accessible notes. This artful edition — like an extraordinary stage performance — offers a striking new perspective on one of the most powerful and beloved tragedies in the English language. Incorporating excerpts from the bard’s own language, Gareth Hinds’s inventive format opens the experience of KING LEAR to students and fans of graphic literature.

• Rank: #805725 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-13
• Released on: 2009-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.75" h x 7.80" w x .71" l, 1.65 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages