{"product_id":"storytellers-start-up-book-margaret-read-macdonald-9780874833058","title":"Storyteller's Start-Up Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding, learning, performing, and using folktales.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who want to begin storytelling but don't know where to start, The Storyteller's Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. Margaret Read MacDonald, an award-winning folklorist and children's librarian who is also a touring storyteller, offers basic start-up information on finding stories, looking at them critically, starting a \"story bank,\" networking with other storytellers, and creating a storytelling event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn chapters on learning and performing folktales, MacDonald offers the reader suggestions for finding his or her own performance style. Most importantly, MacDonald presents twelve fool-proof tales that will work for the first-time storyteller. Arranged in ethnopoetic style to relay a sense of rhythm, the stories encourage audience participation and feature enough repetition to make them easy to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese multicultural tales selected from the folklore of Angola, Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Siberia, Wales, and Zaire will delight any audience. Includes excellent bibliographies to help the new teller continue to explore the world of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Read MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874833051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874833058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 5.89w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1993 pg. 1928","brand":"Margaret Read MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992539103487,"sku":"9780874833058","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d96aff38-b709-4fa2-9783-2f408bb31177.jpg?v=1683319489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/storytellers-start-up-book-margaret-read-macdonald-9780874833058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}