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Books in Playing with Plays series

  • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman

    Hardcover (Playing With Plays, Nov. 27, 2016)
    Who will you be? Caesar? Brutus? The spooky soothsayer?!Julius Caesar like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 5-17+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Julius Caesar for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character your kids be?! What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 5-9+ 8-12+ 12-17+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!
  • Caterpillar to Butterfly

    Elizabeth B. Rodger

    Paperback (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1996)
    Describes how a caterpillar sheds its skin to become a pupa, a stage from which it eventually emerges as a butterfly
    K
  • Cows, Horses, and Sheep: Teaching Plural Words

    Yvonne Pearson

    Library Binding (Child's World, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about plural words through easy, engaging text and colorful photographs. Additional features to aid comprehension include logical narratives, bolded key words, detailed photographs, an answer key, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
    J
  • Playing with Colour, Bk 3: A Step-by-Step Introduction to the Piano

    Sharon Goodey

    Paperback (Alfred Music, )
    None
    K
  • Playing with Maths Board Games set 2

    Sheila Ebbutt

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, Nov. 1, 2014)
    None
    T
  • Playing with Maths Board Games set 1

    Sheila Ebbutt

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, Nov. 1, 2014)
    None
    T
  • A Bird in a Nest in a Tree: Teaching Nouns

    Yvonne Pearson

    Library Binding (Child's World, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about nouns through easy, engaging text and colorful photographs. Additional features to aid comprehension include logical narratives, bolded key words, detailed photographs, an answer key, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
    K
  • What Shall We Play?

    Jane Eccles

    Board book (Scholastic, )
    None
  • Who's That by the Seaside?

    Sue Cony

    Board book (Scholastic Little Hippo, Aug. 15, 1997)
    None
  • I See the Sea: Teaching Homophones

    Mary Lindeen

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about homophones through easy, engaging text and colorful photographs. Additional features to aid comprehension include logical narratives, bolded key words, detailed photographs, an answer key, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
    M
  • Who's That Under the Sea?

    Sue Cony

    Board book (Scholastic Little Hippo, March 20, 1998)
    None
  • Where Shall We Go in Town?

    Jane Eccles

    Board book (Scholastic, )
    None