How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to Tell

by Sara Cone Bryant (1873-?)

Sara Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and provides several examples. Her conversational writing style makes this work as relevant for parents and teachers as it was 90 years ago. (Summary by Sean McGaughey)

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Total running time: 5:54:17


In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Stav Nisser
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Annise
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Sarah Jennings

mp3 and ogg files

• 0 - Preface and Introduction – 00:20:32
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 1 - The Purpose of Storytelling in School – 00:39:37
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 2a - Selection of Stories to Tell – 00:05:04
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 2b - Example Story: The Three Little Pigs – 00:05:54
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 2c - Example Story: The Three Bears – 00:08:45
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 2d - Example Story: The Old Woman and her Pig – 00:05:17
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 2e - Suggestions and List of Familiar Fairy Tales – 00:15:02
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• 3a - Adaptation of Stories for Telling – 00:09:45
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 3b - Example Story: The Golden River – 00:14:40
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 3c - Further Comment – 00:02:11
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 3d - Example Story: The Red Thread of Courage – 00:04:18
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 3e - Example Story: The Elf and the Dormouse – 00:05:16
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  Read by Sean McGaughey
• 3f - Analysis of Method – 00:01:42
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• 4 - How to Tell the Story – 00:39:03
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  Read by Julie VW
• 5 - Some Specific Schoolroom uses of Storytelling – 00:15:37
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  Read by Robert L. Roach
• 6 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Kindergarten and Class I – 00:43:48
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  Read by Bridget Gaige
• 7 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for for Classes II and III – 00:52:35
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  Read by Julie VW
• 8 - Stories Selected and Adapted for Telling- Especially for Classes IV and V – 00:47:41
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  Read by Pep
• 9 - The Child Mind and How to Satisfy It – 00:17:30
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  Read by Julie VW

Cataloged on February 04, 2010