| Plays Children Love: Volume II: A Treasury of Contemporary and Classic Plays for Children Contributor(s): Jennings, Coleman a. (Editor), Harris, Aurand (Editor), Channing, Carol (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0312079737 ISBN-13: 9780312079734 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1992 Annotation: This beloved anthology, a favorite of students, teachers, parents, and dramatists for decades, offers a collection of twenty plays to be performed for young audiences or by child actors. "Plays Children Love: Volume II"--replacing the earlier volume, which is now out of print--adheres to the same format of Jennings and Harris' earlier classic: a choice of plays for adults to perform for children as well as a choice of plays for kids to produce and perform themselves. Among the favorites collected here: "Charlotte's Web", "The Wizard of Oz", "Treasure Island", "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever", and "Jim Thorpe, All-American". With an extensive introduction detailing the special needs of producing plays for children, and with many insightful instructions for helping children get the most out of producing plays themselves, this book is a solid asset for all classrooms, children's theatre groups, school libraries, education seminars, playwrighting workshops, and the like. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - General |
| Dewey: 812.008 |
| LCCN: 87028696 |
| Series: Plays Children Love |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.65 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This beloved anthology, a favorite of students, teachers, parents, and dramatists for decades, offers a collection of twenty plays to be performed for young audiences or by child actors. Plays Children Love: Volume II--replacing the earlier volume, which is now out of print--adheres to the same format of Jennings and Harris' earlier classic: a choice of plays for adults to perform for children as well as a choice of plays for kids to produce and perform themselves. Among the favorites collected here: Charlotte's Web, The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and Jim Thorpe, All-American. With an extensive introduction detailing the special needs of producing plays for children, and with many insightful instructions for helping children get the most out of producing plays themselves, this book is a solid asset for all classrooms, children's theatre groups, school libraries, education seminars, playwrighting workshops, and the like. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jennings, Coleman a.: - Coleman A. Jennings, professor of Creative Drama/Children's Theatre at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of three plays for children and editor of four anthologies, including Plays Children Love, volumes I and II. In 1997 he received a Lifetime Achievement award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. |
