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How & Why Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read and Tell by Martha Hamilton (Englis

Description: How & Why Stories by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This collection of delightful tales from around the world and through the ages explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Publisher Description Did you ever look carefully at a spiders web? If their purpose is simply to catch flies, why do spiders weave such beautiful, intricate webs? Did you ever wonder what causes thunder? Why is the sea salty? How did tigers get their stripes? In this collection of delightful tales from around the world and through the ages, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are tips for tellingespecially written for children, but suitable for any agethat include suggestions for timing, intonation, gestures, and body language. There are also short modern, scientific explanations for each story subject and a map showing in what area of the world each story originated. Designed for use in primary and middle grades, this book is perfect for children to read on their own as well as those who want to learn to tell stories. Its also a wonderful resource for adults who tell stories to children, and for teachers to use in conjunction with science, language arts, or social studies curricula. Author Biography Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss Bio: Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss are a husband-and-wife writing and storytelling team known as "Beauty and the Beast Storytellers." They have traveled the world sharing their passion for the oral tradition and the art of telling great stories. They have co-authored thirteen books and two audio recordings with August House. A number of their books have won numerous awards including Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Childrens Literature (awarded by Bank Street College of Education), Parents Choice, National Parenting Publications Awards, and Storytelling World. Mitch and Marthas story collections include world tales that they tell in a conversational manner so that children can easily comprehend and then share the stories by telling them to other students. Parents and teachers can find a wealth of information on how to get children excited about reading, telling world tales, and making up their own stories at Mitch and Marthas website. Details ISBN 0874835615 ISBN-13 9780874835618 Title How & Why Stories Author Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 96 Publisher August House Publishers GE_Item_ID:137172434; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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How & Why Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read and Tell by Martha Hamilton (Englis

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

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Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

ISBN-13: 9780874835618

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Book Title: How and Why Stories : World Tales Kids Can Read and Tell

Number of Pages: 96 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: August House Publishers, Incorporated

Topic: Animals / Insects, Spiders, Etc., Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Short Stories, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies

Item Height: 0.2 in

Publication Year: 2005

Illustrator: Lyon, Carol, Yes

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Item Weight: 7.6 Oz

Author: Mitch Weiss, Martha Hamilton

Item Length: 10.1 in

Item Width: 7.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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