How to Tell Stories to Children
Sara Cone Bryant
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Length 5 h 54 min
Chapters 18
First published 1918
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and provides several examples. Her conversational writing style makes this work as relevant for parents and teachers as it was 90 years ago. (Summary by Sean McGaughey)
Chapters
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0 - Preface and Introduction Read by Sean McGaughey 20:32
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2a - Selection of Stories to Tell Read by Sean McGaughey 5:04
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2b - Example Story: The Three Little Pigs Read by Sean McGaughey 5:54
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2c - Example Story: The Three Bears Read by Sean McGaughey 8:45
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2d - Example Story: The Old Woman and her Pig Read by Sean McGaughey 5:17
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2e - Suggestions and List of Familiar Fairy Tales Read by Sean McGaughey 15:02
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3a - Adaptation of Stories for Telling Read by Sean McGaughey 9:45
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3b - Example Story: The Golden River Read by Sean McGaughey 14:40
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3c - Further Comment Read by Sean McGaughey 2:11
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3d - Example Story: The Red Thread of Courage Read by Sean McGaughey 4:18
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3e - Example Story: The Elf and the Dormouse Read by Sean McGaughey 5:16
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3f - Analysis of Method Read by Sean McGaughey 1:42
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4 - How to Tell the Story Read by Julie VW 39:03
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5 - Some Specific Schoolroom uses of Storytelling Read by Robert L. Roach 15:37
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6 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Kindergarten and Class I Read by Bridget Gaige 43:48
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7 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for for Classes II and III Read by Julie VW 52:35
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8 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Classes IV and V Read by Pep 47:41
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9 - The Child Mind and How to Satisfy It Read by Julie VW 17:30
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