{"product_id":"whole-story-handbook-9780874835663","title":"Whole Story Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Storytelling World Award \u0026amp; Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading a story silently is a private act; hearing one told aloud is a communal act. Like musical scores that come to life when played, stories take on an added dimension when shared aurally. Carol Birch--storyteller, children's librarian, and teacher--tackles the slippery topic of the difference between memorizing a written story and reciting it aloud, and telling it directly and engagingly to a group of listeners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all recognize the difference when we hear it. But how does one bridge it? The same way, Birch asserts, that we take home most prizes: you must be present to win. Meaning, the storyteller must know much, much more about the story than he or she tells. How can you communicate the fortunes of a character you don't know yourself? How can you convey a story whose setting you have not fully imagined? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to her own infectious prose--bursting with the \"attitude\" she encourages her readers to embrace--Birch provides a series of guided imagery exercises. These prompts walk the reader through the nuts and bolts of learning and imagining a story from the inside out in order to be fully present in its telling. Includes notes and bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874835663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.41h x 5.22w x 0.39d","brand":"Carol Birch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732251209909,"sku":"9780874835663","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whole-story-handbook-9780874835663","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}