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How & why stories :world tales kids can read & tell

A collection of twenty-five traditional stories explaining why an animal or plant or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are storytelling tips and short modern, scientific explanations for the subject of the story.

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Main Author: Hamilton, Martha
Other Authors: Weiss, Mitch, Lyon, Carol, 1963- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Little Rock, Ark. : August House Pub., 1999.
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Tales > Juvenile.
Folklore > Juvenile.
Storytelling > Collections > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:A collection of twenty-five traditional stories explaining why an animal or plant or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are storytelling tips and short modern, scientific explanations for the subject of the story.
Physical Description:96 p.: ill.
ISBN:0874835623 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss are "Beauty and the Beast Storytellers," a husband-wife team who began telling stories together in 1980. They have presented storytelling performances and workshops at schools, libraries, coffee-houses, museums, festivals, and conferences throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe They are based in Ithaca, New York.

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