Story Hour

by Kladder, Jeri

• ISBN13: 9780786400652
• ISBN10: 078640065X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

Offers advice on planning a story hour, and suggests books and activities for more than fifty themes, including animals, colors, the senses, families, other countries, and holidays

Author Biography

Jeri Kladder lives in Columbus, Ohio

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(8)
Barnyard Animals	9	(14)
Ducks & Geese	11	(2)
Chickens	13	(2)
Pigs	15	(2)
Cows, Horses & Donkeys	17	(2)
Sheep & Goats	19	(2)
Barns & Farms & All the Animals	21	(2)
The Caldecott Medal	23	(16)
The Award with Some Winners & Honors	24	(2)
Stephen Gammell	26	(2)
Trina Schart Hyman	28	(1)
Ezra Jack Keats	29	(2)
Anita Lobel	31	(2)
Arnold Lobel	33	(2)
Maurice Sendak	35	(1)
Chris Van Allsburg	36	(3)
Colors	39	(16)
Red	41	(2)
Orange	43	(2)
Yellow	45	(1)
Green	46	(2)
Blue	48	(2)
Purple	50	(1)
Black & White	51	(4)
Families	55	(14)
Families & Me	57	(2)
Moms & Dads	59	(2)
Brothers & Sisters & Babies	61	(2)
Grandparents	63	(2)
Aunts, Uncles & Cousins	65	(2)
Babysitters	67	(2)
A Feast of Stories	69	(18)
Growing Your Own Food	71	(2)
Cooked in a Pot	73	(2)
Yuck!	75	(2)
Cookies, Cakes & Baking	77	(2)
Table Manners	79	(2)
Party Time, Company, Birthdays	81	(3)
Picnics	84	(3)
The Five Senses	87	(12)
Taste	88	(2)
Touch	90	(2)
Smell	92	(2)
Hearing	94	(2)
Sight	96	(3)
Reptiles & Amphibians	99	(8)
Frogs & Toads	100	(2)
Snakes, Lizards & Chameleons	102	(1)
Alligators & Crocodiles	103	(2)
Turtles	105	(2)
Around the World in Story	107	(22)
China	112	(2)
Great Britain & Ireland	114	(2)
Native Americans	116	(3)
Central & South America & Mexico	119	(2)
Africa	121	(2)
Europe	123	(3)
Coming to America	126	(3)
Holidays & Seasonal Events	129	(18)
Winter	131	(3)
Groundhog Day	133	(1)
Valentine's Day	133	(1)
Spring	134	(4)
Wind & Kites	136	(1)
St. Patrick's Day	136	(1)
Passover	136	(1)
Easter	136	(1)
April Fool's Day	137	(1)
Mother's Day	137	(1)
Summer	138	(2)
Father's Day	139	(1)
Fourth of July	139	(1)
Fall	140	(3)
Halloween	141	(1)
Thanksgiving	142	(1)
December & Year's End	143	(4)
Christmas	144	(1)
Hanukkah	145	(2)
Bibliographies	147	(50)
Stories & Story Collections, Poetry & Song	147	(38)
Filmstrips, 16mm Films & Videocassettes	185	(4)
Audio-Cassettes, Compact Discs & Records	189	(2)
Professional Resources	191	(6)
Indexes	197	(1)
Author Index	197	(8)
Title Index	205