Ready-to-Tell Tales by David Holt
Winner of the Pennsylvania School Library Association YA Best of the Best Award & Selected for The Elementary School Library Collection Storytelling World Award Anyone who has watched a master storyteller mesmerize an audience without benefit of set, props, or musical score, has wondered, How do they do that? The trick, this anthology tells us, is in the material. And each of the 40 contributors should know. They are some of America's most popular storytellers, each of them sharing a story guaranteed to work in front of the most demanding audience. In addition to a delightful story, each teller has included tips for unlocking the story and telling it in performance. This multicultural collection includes stories from Africa, India, ancient Greece, Egypt, Japan, the British Isles, Mexico, Thailand, as well as the African-American, Cajun, Appalachian, Jewish, and native American oral traditions.Bill Mooney lives in Lexington, Kentucky. He served as the associate editor of the old Thoroughbred Record for several years, as the associate editor of The Thoroughbred Times for several years, and was a staff writer for Blood-Horse magazine for four years. He has two Eclipse Awards for magazine writing, and has also received honorable mentions in the Eclipse competition on four other occasions. George Ennor was a racing correspondent for The Sporting Life for almost 40 years and before becoming a regular columnist on the Racing Post. Until his death in late 2005, he was a consultant to the sports agency Racenews. He owned shares in some horses--most notably Pelours (who won in his colors) and Gales Cavalier. Graeme Kelly has been writing about horse racing in Australia for many years as a journalist. He has written a number of books, including the biography of the great Australian horse, Kingston Town, The King: The Story of a Champion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780874833812 |
| ISBN 10 | 0874833817 |
| Title | Ready-to-Tell Tales |
| Author | David Holt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | August House Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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