Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran write by . This book was released on 2011. Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran's best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: 'Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous.' The Daily Telegraph
Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran
Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran write by Elizabeth Laird. This book was released on 2010-02-23. Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran's best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: 'Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous.' The Daily Telegraph
A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq
A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq write by Elizabeth Laird. This book was released on 2008-09-01. A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Secret serpents, devilish demons, mysterious magicians - the folk tales of Iraq teem with otherworldly creatures, magic and earthy humour. Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird has gathered together the very best Iraqi stories during her time in the Middle East - stories ranging from thieving porcupines who get their come-uppance to the hilarious tale of the chaos caused by a handsome stranger who knocks at a house inside which lurks a marriageable daughter. Meticulously researched and elegantly retold, the stories reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq, far removed from today's news headlines.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shahnameh write by Elizabeth Laird. This book was released on 2014-12-16. Shahnameh available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Shahnameh is a collection of stories and myths from ancient Iran, filled with kings, heroes, princesses, magical animals and demons. Written as an epic poem by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century, it is one of the great classics of Persian literature. The tales include the Simurgh, the giant bird who brings up an orphaned king in her nest on a craggy rock, wicked King Zahhak with his man-eating snakes, and above all the story of the great hero Rustam and his son Sohrab.Elizabeth Laird is passionate about bringing this great epic poem to the children of western cultures, as well as retelling it for Iranian children living in the West.
Storytelling
Storytelling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Storytelling write by Janice M. Del Negro. This book was released on 2021-06-24. Storytelling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.
