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TELEPHONE TALES - Couverture souple

Wenner, Michael

 
9781418406875: TELEPHONE TALES
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1418406872 ISBN 13 : 9781418406875
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

TO THE NARRATORThese stories are written mainly, though not exclusively,for children. Like most such tales, they are designed to be read aloud and theyhave proved very popular with many young audiences. The stories are moreovershort enough to offer entertainment within the brief span of a two to threeminute telephone call and they have in fact been successfully told long-distanceat bedtime over the phone. The more expressively and colorfully they are read,the more they are enjoyed. So, narrators, come out strongly with your sheepbleats, pooch growls, dragon snorts, a good 'yi-ucks'at the smell of garbage, and all the other important sound effects suggested inthe texts; and have fun narrating as you go! Some of the Tales may contain words new to young audiences. -('Grandma - what does 'dawdle' mean, and what is a 'shrew'?) - So a glossary is provided [at P (iv)] for you toconsult if necessary. The stories can in this way usefully serve as effectivevocabulary expanders, without taking substantially longer to read. A few. illustrationsare provided for audiences being read to direct. Listeners may, however, liketo draw their own interpretations of, say, Holy MacRoary,Busybody Sniff or Dog Molecule. In our own family, Captain Trumpet and AuntCrotchety have proved popular subjects for grandsons to Fax back to Grandad. A pleasant surprise has been that despite or perhaps becauseof the quirky nature of these stories, they have been shown to appeal toparents with a sense of humor as well as to offspring.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

TO THE NARRATORThese stories are written mainly, though not exclusively,for children. Like most such tales, they are designed to be read aloud and theyhave proved very popular with many young audiences. The stories are moreovershort enough to offer entertainment within the brief span of a two to threeminute telephone call and they have in fact been successfully told long-distanceat bedtime over the phone. The more expressively and colorfully they are read,the more they are enjoyed. So, narrators, come out strongly with your sheepbleats, pooch growls, dragon snorts, a good 'yi-ucks'at the smell of garbage, and all the other important sound effects suggested inthe texts; and have fun narrating as you go! Some of the Tales may contain words new to young audiences. -('Grandma - what does 'dawdle' mean, and what is a 'shrew'?) - So a glossary is provided [at P (iv)] for you toconsult if necessary. The stories can in this way usefully serve as effectivevocabulary expanders, without taking substantially longer to read. A few. illustrationsare provided for audiences being read to direct. Listeners may, however, liketo draw their own interpretations of, say, Holy MacRoary,Busybody Sniff or Dog Molecule. In our own family, Captain Trumpet and AuntCrotchety have proved popular subjects for grandsons to Fax back to Grandad. A pleasant surprise has been that despite or perhaps becauseof the quirky nature of these stories, they have been shown to appeal toparents with a sense of humor as well as to offspring.

Biographie de l'auteur

OxfordScholar and University boxing middleweight; a WWII Commando; a Britishdiplomat, winding up as British¿Ambassador to El Salvador; once kept a pet javelina;father of four and granddad of (so far) six; Michael Wennerhas a published autobiography and two minor books.¿ He wrote Telephone Tales mainly to entertainhis family but the stories - short and colorful enough to read successfully byphone - have proved po0pular with fifth and sixth grade students taught by theauthor as a volunteer teacher, and much further afield;hence their publication now for readers young and old.Theauthor lives in Houston, with Beastlet, his petguinea-pig; and his wife, sixth generation Houstonian and former zookeeper.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1418406872
ISBN 13 
9781418406875
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
212
Coordonnées du fabricant
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