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  • The Business of Writing for Children: An Author's Inside Tips on Writing Children's Books and Publishing Them, or How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book for Kids

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Writing books for children is both art and business. If you dream of becoming a children's author -- or even if you're well on your way -- this handbook can help you in writing sellable stories, getting them published, and promoting your books.Topics include common myths about children's writing, children's book categories, elements of successful stories, manuscript format, submission strategies, ... Read more

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  • Adventures in Writing for Children: More of an Author's Inside Tips on the Art and Business of Writing Children's Books and Publishing Them

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Fifteen years after publishing "The Business of Writing for Children" -- the all-time online bestseller among guides to children's writing -- award-winning author Aaron Shepard returns with a new collection of articles on the art and business of creating literature for young people.Topics include managing time in stories, structuring a chapter book, retelling folktales and legends, obtaining ... Read more

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  • Stories on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 15 Scripts from 15 Authors, Including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, Russell Hoban, Wanda Gag, and Roald Dahl

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "Stories on Stage" is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted from stories by fifteen different authors, including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, Russell Hoban, Wanda Gag, and Roald Dahl. Coming from such genres as humor, fantasy, and multicultural folktales, stories were selected for their dramatic quality, literary value, and appeal to young people. While focusing on ... Read more

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  • Which Shoes Do You Choose?

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "I want shoes that are spiffy, not iffy."Katie is tired of her same old shoes, so she goes to the store to buy new ones. But with so many wondrous choices, how can she ever decide? In this fun story told in lively verse, a young girl gets a peek at the many possibilities open to her in life and embraces them with joy. For ages 2 to 8./////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is ... Read more

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  • Readers on Stage: Resources for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With Tips, Scripts, and Worksheets, or How to Use Simple Children's Plays to Build Reading Fluency and Love of Literature

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    ****A "CENTRAL TEXT" IN NEW YORK STATE'S COMMON CORE CURRICULUM****Want to try reader's theater but don't know where to start? Or have you tried it but want to find ways to bring it more to life? Or are you just looking for a fun, easy way to lure young people into reading fluency, cooperative effort, effective communication, and love of literature?"Readers on Stage" is a collection of resources ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend, Retold from the Story of Hoichi and Based on The Tale of the Heike

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    A young, blind bard counts himself lucky when invited to live with the monks at a prominent Buddhist temple -- and more lucky still when asked to perform his epic verses at the court of a high-ranking lord. But why is his noble audience so violently moved by his tales of long-dead heroes?For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!/////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is the award ... Read more

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  • The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic, Retold from The Mabinogion

    Skyhook World Classics, #1

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Series Book 1 - Skyhook World Classics
    A thousand years ago, in the Celtic kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between the meals, when bellies were stuffed and spirits high, the storyteller rose and spun his tales of times long past.He told of lords, bold and generous. He ... Read more

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  • 5 Tales of India: Folktales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends of India and Pakistan

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Traditional tales are retold by a master storyteller in this collection of folktales, myths, and legends from India and Pakistan. The stories are:THE GIFTS OF THE GRASSCUTTERWali Dad, a humble grasscutter, never asked for wealth -- so why can't he give it away?THE PRINCESS AND THE GODThe princess Savitri must use all her wit and will to save her husband from the god of death.THE MILLIONAIRE ... Read more

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  • The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Why not give more?Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen!The woman's curse puts an end to the baker's business, and he ... Read more

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  • The Gentleman's Handbook: A Guide to Exemplary Behavior, or Rules of Life and Love for Men Who Care

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Gentlemen might be in short supply today, but this little book of wisdom could be a cure. If you're a young man who cares about the quality of his mark on the world -- or if you know such a young man -- the aphorisms of "The Gentleman's Handbook" may prove a helpful guide./////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is an author, photographer, publisher, and aspiring gentleman. ... Read more

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  • Folktales on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 16 Scripts from World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including Asian, African, and Native American

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "Folktales on Stage" is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted by award-winning children's author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. While focusing on ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading ... Read more

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  • The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Sadko the musician loved his city of Novgorod, the richest and most free in all Russia. With its great feasts, its white stone churches, its merchant visitors from many lands, Sadko felt there was no better place to be. Yet he was lonely too, for the rich young ladies who danced to his music would never favor anyone so poor.One night he takes his twelve-string gusli and goes alone to play by the ... Read more

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