Drama - Kids

While plays are printed works and are therefore certainly able to be read, they don't truly come alive until they are performed, with actors breathing life into the words on the page. After reading this engaging and informative book, young readers may well want...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke before an eager crowd in Seneca Falls, New York, on a hot July morning in 1948. She began her speech with words that were familiar to American ears: But the ideas that followed were radical. "We hold these truths to...

A quiet boy with a big dream of performing on the world's grandest stage faces ridicule from his stern teacher, Mr Snot. Humiliated but unbroken, the boy finds solace in memories of his late father and the stories of Irish legends shared by him....

Each title in the series, including Julius Caesar, features comprehensive teacher resources, such as rubrics and activity-oriented teacher notes, to help guide lesson plans. Historical documents and first-hand accounts provide meaningful context to help readers study each work of literature and discover its relevance...

The ultimate responsibility for a play falls on the director, who must be a leader and someone who can work cooperatively. Students can read about all the tasks that a director needs to do, and what demands will be placed on a director during...

This title examines the genre of drama in She Stoops to Conquer, Pygmalion, Inherit the Wind, A Raisin in the Sun, and Mamma Mia! It features four analysis papers that consider drama, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the genre....

Author: Tricia RintoulISBN-10: 1456818554ISBN-13: 9781456818555Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2010Pages: 88Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Three questions: 1. You ever listen to a nobody that had just enough you say that made them become somebody to continue to listen to? 2. You ever heard of a woman going through the same drama as a man about her children that...

Learn how to write a play that everyone will want to see.Author: Cecilia Minden,Kate RothISBN-10: 1610804902ISBN-13: 9781610804905Publisher: Cherry Lake PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2012Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.50h x 7.50w x 0.30dReview Citation(s): Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 50

The book "That's Not Fair," explains what it means to be equitable through the simplest demonstration.Two classmates who are close friends and very similar to one another, participate in an activity theteacher directs to explain the difference between equity versus equality.The activity that Jordan...

Community Shakespeare Company Editions make Shakespeare's plays instantly accessible to everyone, from children through Shakespeare-shy adults. These unique performance scripts, developed in a youth theater company, inspire student actors and captivate their audiences. Award-winning playwright Richard Carter delivers the best of the Bard in...

When you consider the fact that some of the plays written in Ancient Greece, 2,000 years ago, are still performed today, the importance of this genre really hits home. This simple yet insightful overview of plays offers readers a vibrant introduction that is bound...

Life Starts When The Church Ends is a tale of a young adolescent boy by the name of Bird and his chronicles to manhood. Bird finds himself stuck in a bubble juggling the ways of religion taught to him by his grandmother and the...

Author: Keyonia CoxISBN-13: 9798887317144Publisher: Fulton BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/17/2023Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.08d

J.K. Rowling's five-film Fantastic Beasts adventure series continues with the original screenplay for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldAt the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of...

This story is made to inspire girls going through abuse and a roller coaster of emotions. By showing girls that despite bad things happening to them, it doesn't mean you have to feel worthless or unimportant. You can have the biggest family and perfect...

The perfect book for your child - (ages 4-9)Follow Bella's adventures with her best mates Bo and Billy in outer space!On the moon, life's a breeze: no parents or teachers telling them 'no, no, no, no'!But all is not as it seems. Pursued by...

The Beast of Rickards Road appeared out of the darkness one October night and terrorized the small community of Walkertown, NC. Is it a hoax perpetrated by a person wearing a dark suite or a demon with supernatural powers on the loose in a...

Focuses on how our relationship with the works of Shakespeare has evolved through the ages. This title features: a selection of criticism on the work through the centuries; introductory essays on the development of criticism on the work in each century; and, a brief...

This is an epic play written to be performed by children. It covers ten thousand years in the history of the American Indians and the European colonists who began to settle in the Americas in the 16th century, and its stage takes in Peru,...

- Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism- Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.Author: Harold Bloom,William ShakespeareISBN-10: 1604136391ISBN-13: 9781604136395Publisher: Blooms Literary CriticismLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2009Pages: 178Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.30h...

It is a story of a troubled young teenager growing up poor in Seattle, Washington. He finds himself engulfed in a dysfunctional family with a hustler father, mother strung out on drugs, domestic violence, guns, and the lure of gangs. Many teens live under...

Euripides' Electra is a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely before 413 BC. It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles' version of the Electra story.Author: EuripidesISBN-10: 1535371420ISBN-13: 9781535371421Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2016Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Imagine embarking on a captivating journey into the enchanting world of acting, tailored just for young aspiring actors! This book is designed to ignite young minds' passion for storytelling and the performing arts, taking readers step-by-step through the thrilling, challenging, and rewarding path of...

Author: Maurice MaeterlinckISBN-10: 9362052032ISBN-13: 9789362052032Publisher: Sanage Publishing HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2024Pages: 114Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d

With Christmas just around the corner, she had already stirred up interest from the window-shoppers. Mothers and grandmothers stopped and smiled at the doll in the window, and little girls from well-to-do families dressed in coats and hats and mittens jumped up and down...

It is the early 18th century and our story takes place in a small Italian town outside of Rome. The story is narrated by Nicolina, a talking cricket, as she recounts her encounter with Pinocchio. Our story starts with Maester Antonio, a carpenter, and...

Here is a balanced collection of 50 monologues, drawn from real-life experiences of contemporary teens from all walks of life. Divorce, parents, school, getting in trouble, finding your own way -- all loom large in these monologues. In each two- to four-minute monologue, the...

Every immigrant has a story to tell .....It follows the story of a boy who moves to the United States with his family and will have to overcome the obstacles of living in a new country.Furthermore, his life in Mexico will continue to follow...

Authorized dramatizations with proven track records on stage.Author: Jacqueline WilsonISBN-10: 1854599100ISBN-13: 9781854599100Publisher: Nick Hern BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2006Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4Point Value: 4Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 23470 / Bad Girls

When Pipi the possum decides to visit The Jungle Pet Shop, she causes quite a stir. As Squawk the parrot and Mollie the dog attempt to chase Pipi away, the pet shop is turned upside down and animals of all descriptions become involved in...

APPROVED B2B Introduce your child to the work of Shakespeare, in this gorgeous treasury for all the family to enjoy. Written by the co-director of education at The Globe, Farah Karim-Cooper expertly reimagines 8 plays and their themes. Historical context provides kids with the...

Author: Adam BerchISBN-13: 9798349262470Publisher: Exclusive Book PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2025Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

In 1807 at the age of 13, Brenton Dixon lived in Albany, New York, and expected to become a blacksmith's apprentice. Then one day he and his friends saw something strange out on the Hudson River, approaching from downstream. Many were sure that it...

Perfect for children, parents or anyone else keen to try their hand at face-painting anything from tigers, spooky skulls to witches and bats, and sharks to unicorns, rainbows, bugs and superheroes. This book includes painting and safety tips as well as a visual index...

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraISBN-10: 1836007469ISBN-13: 9781836007463Publisher: Frances Lincoln LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.45h x 7.68w x 0.08d

Author: Maurice MaeterlinckISBN-10: 9362050102ISBN-13: 9789362050106Publisher: Sanage Publishing HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2024Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.27d

This collection of plays is perfect for parents and teachers who want to introduce children to the joys of folk tales from around the world. From the African savannah to the forests of Europe, these plays are a celebration of the rich diversity of...

So often, our kids have questions they are afraid to talk about or ask an adult about. My purpose for writing these books is to give them a resource to guide them as they face some of life's hardest times. I am a wife,...

So often, our kids have questions they are afraid to talk about or ask an adult about. My purpose for writing these books is to give them a resource to guide them as they face some of life's hardest times. I am a wife,...

Plays of Sophocles - The Theban Plays - OEDIPUS THE KING - OEDIPUS AT COLONUS - ANTIGONE. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and also Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, although each play was actually a part of...

Community Shakespeare Company Editions make Shakespeare's plays instantly accessible to everyone, from children through Shakespeare-shy adults. These unique performance scripts, developed in a youth theater company, inspire student actors and captivate their audiences. Award-winning playwright Richard Carter delivers the best of the Bard in...

The Child's Book of Nature is a comprehensive guide to the natural world, written by Worthington Hooker. The book is aimed at children and covers a wide range of topics, including plants, animals, rocks, and minerals. The book is divided into chapters, each of...

- A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world- Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study- A useful chronology of the writer's life- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.Author: Harold BloomISBN-10: 1604136375ISBN-13: 9781604136371Publisher: Chelsea...

William Shakespeare's comedies - including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice - have served as templates for other comedic works and their authors throughout the centuries. This guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary...

Learn all about going on a field trip to an aquarium. Early readers will be introduced to what they might see at an aquarium through simple text and vibrant images to aid comprehension. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding...

Learn all about going on a field trip to an aquarium. Early readers will be introduced to what they might see at an aquarium through simple text and vibrant images to aid comprehension. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding...

The story of a special boy who learned that he could do everything that everyone else did -- just in a different way. Learn how God created everyone to be different so that one person is never the same as another person, and how...

Volume 8 of the Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES. Edited by J. D. Newman "Theatre groups and educational institutions looking for a viable method to create a program that brings to the stage custom-tailored, age-appropriate scripts for the 10 to18-year-old budding performer will find...

Structuring Drama Work is the only drama resource that explores 100 dramatic conventions and techniques and provides ideas for how to practise them. This book explains dramatic conventions and what they do, explores how dramatic techniques can be used, provides cultural connections and global...