Plays Children Love: Volume II: A Treasury of Contemporary and Classic Plays for Children
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Book Overview
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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312079737
ISBN13:9780312079734
Release Date:November 1992
Publisher:St. Martins Press-3PL
Length:576 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great Variety
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I love all of the different types of plays. I am using the second section of plays for children. The narration is perfect, and the lines are often funny. My students love the play, "How the First Letter Was Written." It's a great source.
A Great Resource for Staging Plays with Kids
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This collection provides a good mix of large and small group plays, including The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It might not be great theater, but it gave the elementary school kids I was working with a chance to perform a familiar story without a million rehearsals. The lines are manageable and the kids weren't put off by having to learn long speeches.
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