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The Little Island
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Golden MacDonald
This book covers a year in the life of a special little island in the sea. Winner of the 1947 Caldecott Medal.
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Storyteller's Start-Up Book
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Margaret Read MacDonald
Offers tips for beginning storytellers on getting started, collecting stories, networking with other storytellers, and deciding on a performance style.
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Skit Book: 101 Skits from Kids
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Marie-Louise Scull (Illustrator)
Viewing skits as an aspect of folklore, this is more a general resource than an actual book of scripts. A list of characters, an outline of the action, and suggested dialogue or improvisations for each is given rather than the formal scripts, stage directions, and production notes found in other collections. Props and scenery are kept to a minimum ...
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Peace Tales: World Folktales to Talk about
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Margaret Read MacDonald
Maybe it's the king who spills honey, and then says it is not his problem until it causes a war. Or maybe it's some sandpipers and whales who get into a foolish fight that almost destroys their homes. Perhaps it's the man who thinks that a gun makes him strong, or the monkeys who follow their leader into water that's too deep.
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A dictionary of marks
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Margaret MacDonald-Taylor
First published in 1962, this book covers not only silver, gold and pewter, but furniture, tapestry and ceramics. The book includes the marks of American and British metalwork, with a selective list of metalworkers and their marks. Coverage of the ceramics includes not only English and European marks, but also Japanese date marks and Chinese reign ...
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Whistler, Women, & Fashion
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Susan Grace Galassi, Margaret F MacDonald, Ms. Aileen Ribeiro
Costume and fashion were a lifelong obsession for James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). His exquisite depictions of women and the details of their clothing contributed to his career as one of the most accomplished and successful, if controversial, artists of the 19th century. This illustrated manual focuses on fashion in Whistler's art as a key to ...
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Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Nancy Dunaway Fowlkes (Illustrator)
Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity! With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage ... then a row house ... then a mansion ... How far will she move up before she's satisfied? Storyteller and children's librarian Margaret Read MacDonald pairs a whiny old woman with a no-nonsense fairy in a comical tale ...
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The Little Island
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Margaret Wise Brown
This book covers a year in the life of a special little island in the sea. Winner of the 1947 Caldecott Medal.
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Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk about
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Margaret Read MacDonald
A collection of traditional tales and proverbs from over twenty countries or ethnic groups, touching upon both human and ecological themes such as environmental protection, the care of other creatures, and the connection of all things in nature.
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Storytellers Sourcebook 1961-1982
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Gale Group (Creator), Margaret Read MacDonald
Consult this work for descriptions of folktales and references to more than 700 published sources of folktales. Includes thorough indexing by subject, motif, title, ethnic group and country of origin.
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When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Roxane Murphy (Illustrator)
Designed primarily as a collection of scary fare for adults to tell elementary-age children, the tales may be read and some even told by children. Also contains notes on the stories.
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Go to Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale
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Margaret Read MacDonald (Retold by), Geraldo Valerio (Illustrator)
We have all had nights when we could not get to sleep. We try counting sheep, drinking warm milk, or having a hot toddy. All Gecko wants is to go to sleep. If only the chief would make everyone pipe down! In this story we learn, as does Gecko, that there are some things you just have to put up with.
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Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller
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H W Wilson Co, Margaret Read MacDonald (Editor), Roxane Murphy (Illustrator)
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Booksharing: 101 Programs to Use with Preschoolers
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Julie L MacDonald (Illustrator)
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The Folklore of World Holidays
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Margaret Read MacDonald (Editor)
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Colossians and Ephesians
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Margaret Y MacDonald, D.Phil., Daniel J Harrington, S.J., PH.D. (Editor)
MacDonald offers a fresh perspective on Colossians and Ephesians by making use of insights from the social sciences. Moreover, by paying attention to subtle differences between the two letters, she brings their distinct perspectives into sharp relief.
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Celebrate the World: Twenty Tellable Folktales for Multicultural Festivals
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Roxane Murphy Smith (Illustrator)
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Pickin' Peas
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Pat Cummings (Illustrator)
With a nod to Brer Rabbit, "Pickin' Peas" is based on two folk tales collected in Alabama and Virginia at the end of the last century. The lively storytelling along with the bright illustrations make this funny tale perfect to tell out loud.
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The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain
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Margaret Read MacDonald (Retold by), Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
A rich man is rescued from harm by a smelly, slobbery dog. As a reward, he asks for the mans beautiful daughter. In this tale from England, MacDonald puts a new spin on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Full color.
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If I Were Your Mother
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Margaret Park Bridges, Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)
Imagine if children were in charge for a day. This is a book that invites the very young to share their own dreams and wishes with parents. Illustrations and dialogue capture the spirit of friendship and affection beteen parent and child.'
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Slop!: A Welsh Folktale
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Margaret Read MacDonald, Constance Hardesty, Margaret Read MacDonald
What's a wee woman and wee man to do when vegetable peelings and dishwater pour down their wee chimney? Every evening, an old man and woman finish their dinner and throw their slops over the garden fence, not knowing that the wee couple lives below. When the wee man shows them the effect of their slops on his house, they devise an ecological ...
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Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest
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Margaret Read MacDonald
Here is a ghostly gazetteer chronicling the numerous contemporary accounts of Northwestern hauntings and other strange happenings reported in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.
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Tuck-Me-In Tales
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Margaret Read MacDonald (Read by)
A collection of bedtime stories from such places as Argentina and Siberia. Illustrations accompany the text.
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Five-Minute Tales: More Stories to Read and Tell When Time Is Short
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Margaret Read MacDonald
As a companion to her award-winning story collection Three Minute Tales, Margaret Read MacDonald has compiled another delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion.
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If I Were Your Father
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Margaret Park Bridges, Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)
Imagine if children were in charge for a day. This is a book that invites the very young to share their own dreams and wishes with parents. Illustrations and dialogue capture the spirit of friendship and affection beteen parent and child.'
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