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TITLE AUTHOR SUMMARY CALL NUMBER Pinocchio, the Tale of a Marionette / Complete and Unabridged Collodi, Carlo a Wooden Puppet Fu TITLE AUTHOR SUMMARY CALL NUMBER A wooden puppet full of tricks and Pinocchio, the tale of a marionette / mischief wants more than anything else complete and unabridged Collodi, Carlo to become a real boy. 398.21 L869p Part One: Puppetry in Education -- -- Introduction to puppetry in education / Judith O'Hare -- The puppet as a metaphor / Tova Ackerman -- Creativity and the talented and untalented child as it relates to the art of puppetry / Bruce Chesse´ -- Thoughts on puppetry for the very young / Suzanne Down -- Teacher education through the Kennedy Center / Hobey Ford -- From Phonics Pals to Pecos Bill : teaching literacy to second language and special education students through puppets / Elizabeth Freeman -- Colonial life in miniature : history brought to life through puppetry / Ronni Gerstel -- Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the art of puppetry within the curriculum / Joy Gwynne Ginther -- Shadow puppets that highlight intependent learning / Farryl Hadari -- Valentine and Zophie : puppetry used for character education / Sheila K. Harris -- Enhancing a 5th grade multicultural unit with the art of puppetry / Marlene Joyce -- Music education through puppetry / Mary S. Mazzacane -- Puppets in education : process or product? / Judith O'Hare -- Puppetry in education and therapy : Rationale for inclusion of puppetry in the unlocking doors to the mind and heart Bernier, Matthew middle school performing arts curriculum 618.92 P984 Cut up the pages of this book and make a delightful collection of models, each with its own unique character. Although all the paper people are very different from each other, they are all made in a similar way. Just follow the step by step Paper People Curtis, Annabelle instructions inside the back cover. 745.592 CUR Now you can make puppets right at home out of materials from around your house-an old work glove, empty paper- towel tubes, that meatballer in the kitchen drawer no one ever uses. With the enclosed feathers and fur to get started, it's easy to create a whole cast of sweet, scary, weird characters. Discover the secrets of eyes, become a hair expert, develop the right nose-or beak-for a face. Then learn how to walk the puppet walk and talk the puppet talk. With tips on Muppets make puppets, The : how to scripts, stages, and shows, it's a make puppets out of all kinds of stuff complete puppeteering guide. Just add around your house Henson, Cheryl your imagination. 745.59224 H46m Puppets and Puppet-Making provides the means with which to create a wide variety of puppets, using readily available materials. An introduction is followed by outlines of the principles of making puppets, the materials needed, scale and characterization, and the different methods that can be used. Then four sections deal with the principal types of puppets: Shadow, Hand, Rod, and Marionette. In each project, diagrams and photographs combine with clear, concise text to provide foolproof guidance, steering the reader through even the more advanced techniques. There is also guidance on setting up puppet shows, making stages and preparing for a performance, as well as tips on how to write, design and light productions. All the means are provided Introduction to Puppets & Puppet- for achieving a convincing and making, An Currell, David entertaining result. A 745.5922 CUR "Alchemy of the Puppet Theatre" by Miroslav Tsvetanov concerns a broad spectrum of problems: starting with the puppet and its design, and including its application it in the theatre performances. The detailed information concerning the particularities of different systems of puppets used from antiquity up to present days, and various problems connected with the realization of the artist's fantasy during the creation of a puppet in the contemporary puppet art. I feel a genuine pleasure of the appearance of this book, since I have been researching for more than fifty years in the problems of the puppet theatre. Therefore, I know how useful the information, provided there, is. Apparently, the sound artisticbackground of Mr. Tsvetanov, as an actor, director, painter, designer and instructor of puppets, as well as perfomer of the decor and the puppets, has enriched him with great personal experience, which could be felt by anyone thanks to this unique book. The detailed and professional development of every problem exposed in book, proves the variety of the artist's training. I consider this vbook a unique Alchemy of the Puppet Theatre Tsvetanov, Miroslav one, because of its ample contents. It ALCH PUPP THEA Contents Department of Prehistory and Protohistory p.11- Department of Classical Archaeology p.21- Department of Czech History p. 29- Department of Modern Czech History p.47- National Museum Archives p. 57- Department of Ethnology p.69- Department of Numismatics p.83- Theatre Department p.93- Tyrs Museum of Physical Education Museum of History, The: A Guidebook Simek, Eduard and Sports p.107 AM101.P856 H5713 2001 Registration Methods for the Small Museum Daniel B. Reibel AM139 .R44 1997 de Amores, Diablos y flores Vera, Kique Sanchez AMOR DIAB FLOR Elmo and his Sesame Street friends make a furry and funny journey through the alphabet -- and the animal kingdom -- all the way from A to Z. Pair this story with the Big Bird's Big Words "zebra" McMahon, Kara and Christopher card to make your learning adventure Animal alphabet Moroney even better! ANIM ALPH Art of Puppetry, The. Vol. One ART PUPP VOL 1 Art of Puppetry, The. Vol. two ART PUPP VOL 2 Automates, Les Doniniqe et Christophe Recoura AUTO Ave Marionnette Schuster, Massimo AVE MARI Who was Jim Henson? -- Growing up -- The first muppets -- More muppeteers -- The big time -- Sesame Street -- The Muppet Show -- Muppets in the movies -- A different kind of movie -- Always Who was Jim Henson? Holub, Joan something new -- Good-bye too soon. B H525HO 2010 Prolog -- Die Basler Fasnacht im 'Spiegel' -- Was die Volkskunde zu Fastnacht und Maskenwesen sagt -- Die Anfanger der Basler Fasnacht liegen im Dunken -- Der Morgenstreich 0 vier Glockenschlage und ein Kommando -- Die Laterne - das Prunkstuck des Cliquen-Zuges -- Der Monta und der Mittwoch ; Der Cortege - ein Fest der Farben und der Phantasie -- Das Fasnachts-Comite -- Die Cliquen -- Das Basler Trommeln und Pfeifen -- Larven - wohin man sieht -- Am Abend - auf der Gasse und in der -- Das Intrigieren -- <> -- Der Dienstag ; der frohliche Fasnachtstag - der Tag der Kinder und der -- Typische Kostume - ein Bilderbogen -- In der Laternen- Ausstellung -- Auf, zum Guggenkonzert! -- Aadie, Fasnacht! -- Das Fasnachts- Souvenir zwischen Kunst und Kitsch -- Die Basler Fasnacht von A bis Z -- Was man an der Basler Fasnacht tun sollte... Basler Fasnacht fur Basler und und was man nicht tun sollte -- Nichtbasler Trachsler, Beat Literaturhinweise BASL FASN BASL NICH Basler Marionetten Theater Koelner, Richard BASL MARI THEA "When Families Grieve" presents families’ personal stories about coping with the death of a parent, as well as strategies that have helped these families move forward. When families grieve : a special guide for parents and caregivers / author: Leslie Kimmelman ; illustrators: Josephine Lauricella, Tristan Lauricella = Familias en la afliccio´n : una gui´a especial para padres y personas que cuidan nin~os /escritora :Leslie Kimmelman ; illustradores: Josephine Lauricella, Tristan Lauricella -- Something small : a story about remembering / written by Rebecca Honig ; illustrated by Tom Brannon = Algo pequeno : un cuento de recuerdos / cuento original de Rebecca Honig ; ilustrado por Tom When families grieve [kit] = Familias en Brannon ; versio´n en espan~ol de Helen la afliccion / a creation of Sesame Cuesta ; consejera en espanol Griselda Workshop Sesame Workshop Oliver. BF723 .G75 W472 2010 Puppetry in Christian education -- An introduction to puppetry -- Glove or hand puppets -- Dressing the puppets -- The stage -- Making and painting the scenery - - Producing the plays -- The puppets and their costumes -- The play : Naaman and Bible Puppetry: Hand Puppets for School the captive maid -- How to dramatize new Use Whanslaw, Harry William stories BIBL PUPP HAND PUPP "An inspiring collection of thoughts to take with us on the paths we travel in life" WIth sections titled Who You Are Right Now, Loving and Being Loved, and Guided Drift, Fred addresses the scope of human transitions. It all comes down to knowing we're valuable, and that we're Life’s Journeys According to Mister worthy of that value. As Fred would say, Rogers : Things to Remember Along the "You don't have to be anything more than Way Rogers, Fred who you are right now." BJ1581.2 .R633 2005 An inspiring collection of stories, anecdotes, and insights-- with sections titled Understanding Love, The Courage to Be Yourself, The Challenge of Inner Discipline, and We Are All Neighbors-- The World According to Mister Rogers is a testament to the legacy of a man who World According to Mister Rogers, The: served and continues to serve as a role Important Things to Remember Fred Rogers model to millions. BJ1581.2 .R635 2003 All of those who are interested in contemporary Indonesian society, its organization and social and political articulation, sooner or later come to realize that in order to achieve any real depth of understanding for these phenomena it is first necessary to appreciate the enduring and frequently manifest residuum of traditional, pre- Western culture in Indonesia... For the outsider, such elements are probably most easily approached and understood through the
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