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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1090
PUBYAC Digest 1090
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Placement of Coyote Columbus
by "Colleen Cunningham" <ccunningham@nols.org>
2) Louis Sachar Reader's Theater
by Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
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From: "Colleen Cunningham" <ccunningham@nols.org>
To: <Pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Placement of Coyote Columbus
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:02:28 CDT
Please let me know where you are shelving Coyote Columbus Story by
Thomas King. Please reply off-list. Thanks.
From: "Colleen Cunningham" <ccunningham@nols.org>
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From: Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Louis Sachar Reader's Theater
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:02:35 CDT
In honor of Disney's release of "Holes," I'm offering a free Reader's
Theater Edition of my script for Louis Sachar's earlier book
_Sideways Stories from Wayside School_. Taken from my collection
_Stories on Stage_, this script was originally published by
arrangement with Avon Books and is now offered online by permission
of HW Wilson. Here's the data:
RTE #32 ~ Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School
By Louis Sachar
Adapted from
_Sideways Stories from Wayside School_
GENRE: Humor
CULTURE:
Contemporary (U.S.)
THEME: Non-linear
thinking; quality vs. quantity
READERS: 9
READER AGES: 8-12
LENGTH: 12 minutes
You can find this free script on my site at:
http://www.aaronshep.com
From my home page click on "Aaron's RT Page," then on
"Reader's
Theater Editions." As always, the script can be freely copied and
performed for any educational, noncommercial purpose.
Here is a full list of scripts now in the series. All stories are my
own, unless noted.
1. "The Legend of Lightning Larry"
2. "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale"
3. "Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India"
4. "Resthaven," by Nancy Farmer, from The Ear, the Eye, and the
Arm
5. "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain
6. "The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad"
7. "The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan"
8. "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer"
9. "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale"
10. "The Battle of Song: A Hero Tale of Finland," from The Maiden of
Northland
11. "The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania"
12. "The Hidden One: A Native American Legend"
13. "Master Maid: A Tale of Norway"
14. "The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend"
15. "The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable"
16. "How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend"
17. "Count Alaric's Lady," by Barbara Leonie Picard
18. "The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend"
19. "How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola"
20. "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran"
21. "Help! Hilary! Help!"
22. "Which Shoes Do You Choose?"
23. "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
24. "Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran"
25. "When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia"
26. "The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China"
27. "Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria"
28. "Mop Top: A Tale of Norway"
29. "The Borrower and the Boy," by Mary Norton, from The Borrowers
30. "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies"
31. "The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland"
32. "Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School," by Louis Sachar
Aaron Shepard
http://www.aaronshep.com
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End of PUBYAC Digest 1090
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