Of Witches and Monsters and Wondrous Creatures

Of Witches and Monsters and Wondrous Creatures
Author: Lisl Weil
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1985
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Discusses the magical creatures of various cultures since ancient times, such as phoenix, sphinx, dragons, trolls, and witches.

StoryCraft

StoryCraft
Author: Martha Seif Simpson
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0786492155

While storytelling is a great favorite of preschoolers, many elementary age children are more drawn to crafts and other activities. StoryCraft is an award-winning library program that combines storytelling with crafts in an exciting and engaging activity for children in first through third grades. Each one-hour program includes storytelling, a craft, movement, activities, music, and discussion. This collection of StoryCraft programs presents 50 fun and educational theme-based sessions. Each includes suggestions for promotion, music, crafts, activities, and stories. The sessions also include bibliographies to help direct young readers toward additional reading, as well as diagrams, detailed instructions, and supply lists for the crafts. The themes range from a Jungle Safari to Math Mayhem to a Western Roundup, all encouraging children to enjoy reading in a variety of ways. Each session has plenty of suggestions, so that the program can be customized. Helpful Hints for implementing the program can help any librarian, volunteer, or parent turn a ho-hum storytime into a dazzling StoryCraft time.

On Monsters

On Monsters
Author: Stephen T. Asma
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0199798095

"A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."--The New Yorker

Fanfares

Fanfares
Author: Jan Irving
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1990-06-15
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Suggests twelve themes for activity programs, and offers subject bibliographies and advice on displays, publicity, and related activities.

Horn Book Index, 1924-1989

Horn Book Index, 1924-1989
Author: Serenna F. Day
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A cumulation of the annual indexes of the Horn Book magazine from 1924 through 1989.

Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore

Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore
Author: Juliette Wood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1441166769

Drawing on historical sources, myth and folklore, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore explores the roles of fantastical beasts - particularly the unicorn, the mermaid, and the dragon - in a series of thematic chapters organised according to their legendary dwelling place, be this land, sea, or air. Through this original approach, Juliette Wood provides the first study of mythical beasts in history from the medieval period to the present day, providing new insights into the ways these creatures continue to define our constantly changing relationship to both real and imagined worlds. It places particular emphasis on the role of the internet, computer games, and the cyberspace community, and in doing so, demonstrates that the core medieval myth surrounding these creatures remains static within the ever-increasing arena of mass marketing and the internet. This is a vital resource for undergraduates studying fantastic creatures in history, literature and media studies.

Whale Ships and Whaling

Whale Ships and Whaling
Author: George Francis Dow
Publisher: Salem, Mass. : Marine Research Society
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1925
Genre: Whales
ISBN:

Presents the story of the Austrian child-bride who, in the "safety" of a royal marriage, was swept up in the political furies of her time and paid with her life for the luxurious excesses associated with her court.