Storytimes for Children (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781598845655)

This text presents a compilation of the best of ideas from a group of library science graduate students, providing creative and engaging programs geared especially for children ages 0-12.

What are the concepts, activities, and topics that will hold the attention of today's children? And what are the best ways to provide a valuable learning experience while they're having fun and being entertained?

Many of the most original, creative, and wildly effective ideas in storytime are contained in Storytimes for Children, a collection of fresh and vibrant programs created to be relevant, interesting, and fun for today's youngest generations. This collection of themed storytimes includes suggestions for opening and closing sessions; crafts and activities; songs, poems, fingerplays, and movements; as well as the accompany literature. Several of the included storytimes comprise a series of programs, allowing for related activities that build upon each other. The text is organized into six chapters, each prefaced by an introduction that clarifies the strengths of the programs within. Each chapter covers a highly targeted age range to give practitioners the ability to easily choose the most appropriate storytimes for any given audience.

Author: Stephanie Bauman
ISBN-10: 1598845659
ISBN-13: 9781598845655
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2010
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 147
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 362