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Books in Playing With Words series

  • Doctor by Day, Ninja by Night: Teaching Antonyms

    Lisa Owings

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about antonyms 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
  • Cupcakes for My Birthday: Teaching Compound Words

    Mary Lindeen

    Library Binding (Child's World, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about compound 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.
    K
  • Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Suzy Newman, William Shakespeare, Asif Zamir, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 17, 2016)
    Who will you be? Buddies Valentine or Proteus? Julia? Silvia? Crab the dog!?!Two Gentlemen of Verona like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 5-16+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play.Two Gentlemen of Verona 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 will your kids be?!What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 5-8 7-10 10-16+ 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!
    Z
  • Smelly, Stinky Skunk: Teaching Adjectives

    Yvonne Pearson

    Library Binding (Child's World, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Learn about adjectives 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
  • 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
  • Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman

    Paperback (Playing With Plays, April 29, 2009)
    Who will you be? Romeo? Juliet? The nurse!? Romeo & Juliet like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-18+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Romeo & Juliet 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: 6-11 9-13 14-18+ 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!
  • 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
  • Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer, Leishman Ron

    Hardcover (Playing With Plays, Nov. 26, 2016)
    Who will you be? Romeo? Juliet? The nurse!? Romeo & Juliet like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-18+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Romeo & Juliet 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: 6-11 9-13 14-18+ 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!
  • Shakespeare's Hamlet for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer

    Paperback (Playing with Plays, Sept. 20, 2010)
    Hamlet like you have never read it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-20+ actors, kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to enjoy and loosely understand Shakespeare's play. What you will get: Fun! 3 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 6-7+ 8-14+ 11-20+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play mixed in Creatively funny interpretations 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 be a doorway for your child to love all the classics. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching on stage, 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 Shakespeare's entire works and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!
  • Shakespeare's Hamlet for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer

    Hardcover (Playing With Plays, Nov. 27, 2016)
    Hamlet like you have never read it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-20+ actors, kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to enjoy and loosely understand Shakespeare's play. What you will get: Fun! 3 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 6-7+ 8-14+ 11-20+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play mixed in Creatively funny interpretations 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 be a doorway for your child to love all the classics. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching on stage, 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 Shakespeare's entire works and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!
  • At Home

    Ting Morris, Neal; Morris

    Hardcover (Evans Brothers Ltd, March 15, 1982)
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  • At School

    Neil Morris, Ting Morris, K Teague

    Board book (Evans Bros., Oct. 25, 1982)
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