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Dianne de Las Casas
This book makes the perfect addition to teachers’ and librarians’ story time selections, containing 25 educational and entertaining tales from around the world as well as proven storytelling techniques.
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Children love seeing ordinary objects such as paper and string transformed into extraordinary things. This book provides a collection of fun make-and-take tales that enable educators and librarians to take…
Written by a popular performer and well-known storyteller, this entertaining compendium reveals the secrets for suspenseful storytelling and features 25 spooky stories for audiences of all ages.
This unique learning tool lets students read and listen to a popular folktale, analyze the structure through story mapping, and create a board game based on their analysis. Ever-popular, board…
The stories in Kamishibai Story Theater will delight children in grades 2-6, enticing them to participate in their own story fest. De Las Casas has adapted 25 folktales from across…
Contains 25 story theater scripts appropriate for Grades 2-6. The scripts are designed to accommodate whole-classroom participation. The book also includes a description of the process for working with students…
Dianne De LAS Casas
When Ma Farmer tries to pull up the gigantic sweet potato in her garden, it is a recipe for disaster. The sweet potato is stuck. So Ma Farmer grabs Pa…
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Intended for primary school teachers, librarians and drama teachers, this title contains 27 stories for students aged up to 9 years. It contains original stories and tales from around the…
In the author’s tangram story theater process, students are given roles as storytellers, tangram artists, and chorus members to create grade-level story presentations. Other tangram methods, such as individual student…
Beginning with wonderful tips and advice about the art and presentation of storytelling, this is a complete resource about how to build a storytelling career.
Award-winning storyteller Dianne de Las Casas offers a primer on how to tell a spooky story, with 25 tales organized by age appropriateness and tips on how to effectively tell…
Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity.
Dianne de Las Casas,Marita Gentry
Using a can’t-miss formula, these 26 original stories and accompanying illustrations connect kids’ love of animals and drawing with early literacy skills.
Dianne De Las Casas
An old Cajun woman bakes a sweet buttermilk biscuit girl as a companion for her spicy cornbread boy, and the two paatisseries evade a number of hungry bayou animals–as well…
You can’t catch me–I’m full of cayenne! Baked in a skillet with two chilies for the eyes, a peppercorn for the nose, a link of boudin sausage for the mouth…
When Madame Poulet realizes her friend Monsieur Roach is a no-good lazy bug who is taking advantage of her, it isn’t long before Madame Poulet puts an end to her…
After seeing a green-speckled reptile hatch from an egg one day after storytime, young Max tries to convince someone that there is a dragon in the library, growing ever larger…
An adaptation of the traditional tale of Cinderella with animals rather than humans as characters.
Dianne de Las Casas,Zarah C. Gagatiga
Celebrate the unique diversity and vibrancy of the Philippines through an in-depth exploration of the stories, traditions, songs, crafts, and recipes of the many different regions of the country.
In this charming bedtime book for ages five and under, adorable bayou creatures listen to the soothing sounds of their mothers. Crickets, frogs, crawfish, catfish, and more all make an…
When the Little Read Hen, who loves to read and write, asks Dog, Cat, and Pig to help her create a story, they decline, so she researches, outlines, drafts, edits…
This take on The House That Jack Built features a mouse, elf, reindeer, and much more. Young readers can get in on the act thanks to sound prompts such as…
Kid Eliana,Dianne De Las Casas
For kids who want to cook–Louisiana style! Kid Chef Eliana keeps the good times rolling in this kid-friendly cookbook of Louisiana cuisine. With nearly thirty exciting recipes from meat pies…
Kid-friendly foods made healthy! Whip up nutritious meals with America’s favorite kid chef. Wholesome, fresh, and flavorful ingredients are the centerpiece in these tasty dishes, which include Beef and Broccoli…
