{"product_id":"whole-story-handbook-carol-birch-9780874835663","title":"Whole Story Handbook","description":"Winner of Storytelling World Award \u0026amp; Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice AwardReading a story silently is a private act; hearing one told aloud is a communal act. Like musical scores that come to life when played, stories take on an added dimension when shared aurally. Carol Birch--storyteller, children's librarian, and teacher--tackles the slippery topic of the difference between memorizing a written story and reciting it aloud, and telling it directly and engagingly to a group of listeners. We all recognize the difference when we hear it. But how does one bridge it? The same way, Birch asserts, that we take home most prizes: you must be present to win. Meaning, the storyteller must know much, much more about the story than he or she tells. How can you communicate the fortunes of a character you don't know yourself? How can you convey a story whose setting you have not fully imagined? In addition to her own infectious prose--bursting with the \"attitude\" she encourages her readers to embrace--Birch provides a series of guided imagery exercises. These prompts walk the reader through the nuts and bolts of learning and imagining a story from the inside out in order to be fully present in its telling. Includes notes and bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Birch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874835666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874835663\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 06\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.41h x 5.22w x 0.39d","brand":"Carol Birch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637157052671,"sku":"9780874835663","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3124b2c5-019c-4e73-b702-1852e221c8a5.jpg?v=1765114291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whole-story-handbook-carol-birch-9780874835663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}