Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails

Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails
Author:
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1988-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780688075378

Questions and answers highlight some outstanding characteristics of farm animals, such as a chicken's feathers and a horse's mane.

Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails

Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails
Author: Nancy Tafuri
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1988-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688075363

This barnyard tour will have its audience crowing with delight as they study the big, bold paintings of the animals and birds. "An ideal book for the beginning reader to entertain a younger sibling in a game they'll both enjoy. A natural for toddler story-hour collections." -- Horn Book.

The Giant Encyclopedia of Kindergarten Activities

The Giant Encyclopedia of Kindergarten Activities
Author: Kathy Charner
Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876592854

Tested by teachers in their own classrooms, the 600 educational activities collected in this book are designed to help five-year-olds develop physical, cognitive, language, and social skills, and are divided into 24 themes, such as art, games, holidays, math, music, outdoor play, nature, and snacks.

Have You Seen My Duckling?

Have You Seen My Duckling?
Author: Nancy Tafuri
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1991-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688109942

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Toddler Storytimes II

Toddler Storytimes II
Author: Dianne Briggs
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2008-08-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 081086228X

Research on early childhood brain development clearly shows the importance of storytime for toddlers. Toddler programs set the stage for the development of increased attention spans, superior language development, and a love of literature and libraries. The repetition of fingerplays, songs, and stories further enhance a child's cognitive development. Toddler Storytimes II is a source for books, games, fingerplays, puppet ideas, crafts, and other activities that make up a successful storytime. Each of the 25 themed programs presented contains approximately ten carefully chosen books, providing everything a librarian, teacher, or parent would need to plan storytimes. Also included are flannel board stories, poems, and songs with full-size reproducible patterns at the end of each section. A bibliography and discography are provided as well. Easy to use and practical, this book will inspire any reader to put on wonderful, creative programs children will love.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep
Author: Raymond Chandler
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Artsy Toddler Storytimes

Artsy Toddler Storytimes
Author: Carol Garnett Hopkins
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-05-23
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1555707920

For toddlers, every storytime can be a new adventure, while art activities are important for developing impulse control, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor dexterity in the hands. Hopkins’ new book fuses them together. Designed for children ages 1 to 3 years old, the book’s 52 storytimes promote pre-reading skills such as print motivation, vocabulary, and narrative skills. Based on themes familiar to children, including bears, bugs, springtime,clothing and hats, flowers and gardens, weather, music, pets, transportation, pirates, and many more, each storytime includes a list of books, action songs or rhymes along with their words, a flannelboard experience, plus instruction for two to three art activities. This complete toddler storytime resource also includes An introduction which discusses the differences between art activities and craft activities, a toddler’s ability in creating art, and why children this age should be exposed to art activities Advice for using different art mediums, such as food, plus important safety considerations Pointers on conducting playful yet educational storytimes Tips for finding inexpensive art materials, with a list of recommended supplies to keep on hand More than 100 drawings, all easy to reproduce and modify Weblinks to “Artsy Helper Sheets,” downloadable supplements complete with phrases, tips, and tricks that inform parents and caregivers about the benefits of doing art activities with toddlers Pick up Hopkins' book and you'll be ready to conduct a storytime within moments!

If I Had a Paka

If I Had a Paka
Author: Charlotte Pomerantz
Publisher: Greenwillow
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1993-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780688119003

A collection of twelve poems using eleven languages, including "If I Had a Paka" with Swahili words; "Lulu, Lulu, I've a Lilo" with Samoan words; and others.

Storytelling

Storytelling
Author: Janice M. Del Negro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.