400 pp.
9 1/4" x 11 1/2"
Hawthorn Press
Paperback
978-1-907359-39-2
Here is the perfect collection for any teacher who
needs a sourcebook of great traditional stories for children aged 5 to
11 to work from. This book is a handy one-stop shop of 147 stories to
retell, with an index linking all the stories to topics, values, plot
types, genre, age group and country of origin. The stories come with
extensive sources and alternate print and web versions for teachers to
use when working with the stories. All are written in the storyteller’s
voice, for easy retelling by teachers and students. Stories come with
tips for telling and may be photocopied within the school.
Chris
Smith developed the Storytelling Schools’ learning model—whereby
"children learn to be storytellers"—over ten years of working with
schools. He chose this collection in response to teacher requests for
appropriate stories, so that children can learn to retell stories as a
powerful way to learn. This collection is the first companion book to The Storytelling School: Handbook for Teachers.