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Seattle Children's Theatre Recommended Reading List for the 2003-2004 SeasonProductions:
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Beyond the Western Sea: Book One: The Escape from Home by Avi
The Secret Journey by Peg Kehret |
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| Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt | Stowaway by Karen Hesse | ||
| The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard | Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel | ||
| Man-Of-War: Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections by Stephen Biesty and Richard Platt | |||
For Parents and Educators
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100 Books for Girls to Grow On: Lively descriptions of the
most inspiring books for girls, terrific discussion questions
to spark conversation, great ideas for book-inspired
activities, crafts, and field trips
by Shireen Dodson The variety of books listed and the great discussion questions make this book fabulous for both sexes. |
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| Eyewitness: Boat by Eric Kentley | Failure Is Impossible!: The History of American Women's Rights by Martha Kendall |
| Born in the Breezes: The Seafaring Life of Joshua Slocum by Kathryn Lasky and Walter Krudop | |
Synopsis
Life on the kitchen counter of the Big Ones can be fun and full of
adventure. When Cuckoo, the Cuckoo bird in the Cuckoo clock, gets a sore throat
and can’t perform his chiming duties, Salt
and Pepper try to cheer him up and reassure him that he won’t be discarded in
the dustbin. But things really get
interesting when they all notice someone new and sweet-smelling — the Gingerbread
Man.
This newly created cookie creature causes quite a commotion, stirring up the
spices’, sedentary lives, and they almost
forget about Cuckoo’s crisis. The Gingerbread man is determined to help his new
friend cure his ailment, and so decides to
risk an ascent to the Top Shelf — the home of the gruff Old Bag, a tea bag that
has no use for others. Once on her shelf,
however, the Gingerbread Man discovers that the Old Bag is really just lonely
and feeling left out.
Collaborating to foil the nibbling attempts of Sleek the Mouse, the group comes
together in newfound friendship.
For Children
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The Gingerbread Man
by Catherine McCafferty
The Gingerbread Boy
by Richard Egielski |
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| In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak | Mouse Mess by Linnea Asplind Riley | ||
| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff | Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs by Judi Barrett | ||
| The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper | Hoot by Jane Hissey | ||
| Corduroy by Don Freeman | Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson | ||
| How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman | |||
For Parents and Educators
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Gingerbread for All Seasons
by Teresa Layman Easy to follow instructions and reproducible patterns will have you rolling out your own gingerbread lanterns, lighthouses, and spice-scented estates. The Giant Encyclopedia of Art and Craft Activities: For Children 3 to 6: More Than 500 Art and Craft Activities Written by Teachers for Teachers by Kathy Charner, Carrie Barnes |
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| Got Milk? The Cookie Book by Peggy Cullen and Rita Maas | Creative Drama for the Classroom Teacher (4th Edition) by Ruth Beall Heinig |
| Drama Structures: Practical Handbook for Teachers by Cecily O'Neill, Alan Lambert | Drama for Learning: Dorothy Heathcote's Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education by Gavin Bolton, Dorothy Heathcote |
Synopsis
To escape the bombs of the Nazi Blitz on London, the
Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, are
sent to live with a professor in the country. Once there, Lucy, exploring an old
wardrobe filled with fur coats,
realizes that she has walked into another world — a world where it is always
winter but never Christmas. This is
Narnia. Confused and afraid, she stumbles across a kindly faun who shows her the
way back to the wardrobe.
When she returns to the manor, no one believes her story, until Edmund happens into Narnia himself. Edmund finds himself faced with the White Witch, the woman who claims to be queen and who wants to kill the Pevensie children before they can fulfill the prophecy that says the thrones of Narnia are rightfully theirs. The Witch tricks Edmund into believing that she is good and that the creatures of her land are plotting against her. She convinces him to bring his siblings to Narnia so that she can crown them kings and queens. Back in Narnia, Lucy takes her siblings to meet her friend, the faun, only to discover that the Witch has arrested him. Not ones to let a friend down, they decide to stay in Narnia long enough to save the faun. Edmund, profoundly sorry for his mistaken trust in the Witch, rejoins his brother and sisters in the fight against her. With the help of Aslan, the Lion King, and the good creatures of Narnia, they vanquish the Witch and her minions. Aslan crowns the children kings and queens of Narnia. Together they rule in peace and fairness for many years, until they happen upon the wardrobe again and step back into England — where time has not passed.
For Children
 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; C.S. LewisThere is also an unabridged Audio CD version of the book. The Chronicles of Narnia (Boxed Set) includes the full set of seven novels by C.S. Lewis. |
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 Over Sea, Under Stone; Susan CooperThe three Drew children are excited about spending a holiday in Cornwall with their Great-Uncle Merry. But Great-Uncle Merry isn't quite what he seems, and when they discover an ancient map in the house, they find themselves in a dangerous battle between good and evil. (This version of The Dark Is Rising Sequence also includes Silver on the Tree, The Grey King, and Greenwitch) |
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| The Book of Three; Lloyd Alexander | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Frank Baum |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Roald Dahl | Around the World in Eighty Days: The Extraordinary Journeys; Jules Verne |
| The Secret Garden; Frances Hodgson Burnett | Bed-Knob and Broomstick; Mary Norton |
| The Enchanted Castle; E. Nesbit | Treasure Island; Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast; Robin McKinley | |
For Parents and Educators
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Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie, & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood; Jane Yolen Jane Yolen is a well-known storyteller, poet, playwright, and the author of over 200 books for children and adults. In this collection of essays she explores the many aspects of fantasy literature and how it can be used to enrich children's lives. The Land of Narnia: Brian Sibley Explores the World of C.S. Lewis; Brian Sibley Crafts from Your Favorite Fairy Tales; Kathy Ross |
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| The Lord of the Rings; J. R. R. Tolkien | The Neverending Story; Michael Ende |
Synopsis
Tibet is a land of mystery and spirituality, a land of majestic peaks and hidden
valleys, a land of peace. For most
of us Tibet will always be a world away, but for Peter Sís, Tibet became
something very real right in his own
bedroom.
When Peter was a boy, the Russians invaded the Sís’ homeland of Czechoslovakia. This new regime ordered Peter’s father to leave home and make a film for the Chinese government — a film showing them building a highway into Tibet. He was only supposed to be gone for three months. With nothing but his father’s letters sent home, Peter tries to piece together what has happened to his father that has kept him away for three years. These stories transport Peter into a mystical world of monks, yeti, and lamas.
As Peter falls from a roof his father is caught in an avalanche. Somehow Mr. Sís survives unharmed — but now he is trapped in the wilds of Tibet completely alone, or is he? Soon he crosses paths with the Jingle-Bell Boy, who somehow carries a letter from Peter to his father. All this time, Peter convalesces with a gift from his mother — a paint set. As Mr. Sís’ story unfolds, Peter illustrates these wondrous tales. These images transport him, and us, to the land of magic. We travel to the lake of human-faced fish; the Buddhist palace, Potala, in Lhasa; and through a test of will, patience, forgiveness, and love. We all come out the other side, back into reality, back home.
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Tibet Through the Red Box: Through The Red Box
by Peter Sis A Small Tale From The Far Far North by Peter Sis
The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Tibetan Spiritual and Political Leader
(Dalai Lama) |
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| I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting | Our Journey from Tibet: Based on a True Story by Laurie Dolphin, Nancy Jo Johnson | ||
| Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure by Michael McCurdy | The Little Lama of Tibet by Lois Raimondo | ||
| Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say | Grass Sandals : The Travels of Basho by Dawnine Spivak | ||
| Far Beyond the Garden Gate: Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa by Don Brown | |||
For Parents and Educators
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Explor-A-Maze by
Robert Snedden, Tim Oliver Maps, mazes, and narrative introduce the journeys of ten explorers in a unique history of discovery. |
Synopsis
Braidie is a normal 15-year old girl. Growing up she liked to play and pretend, and
she loved horses. Her group of friends were inseparable. Every day was fun and
filled with laughter, until the day Adrienne decided it was “penalty day.” At
first
the penalty was supposed to rotate from girl to girl, but eventually it stuck
and
Sofie was the only one who got punished.
As Braidie and her friends grow older, the punishments they dole out become more and more cruel. After reading about a girl who is killed by her bullying peers, Braidie realizes that she could easily have been in that situation too — not the victim but the victimizer. But after years of silence, Braidie finds it impossible to say or do anything to stop the torment — until Adrienne goes too far. Then Braidie must decide if she can live with herself if she says nothing and how she can live with her friends if she does speak up. Taking us back and forth through her life, Braidie shows us when things started to go wrong, when her peer group decided that it was time to punish each other, and when that punishment turned to violence.
Loosely based on the real-life case of a Canadian girl, Reena Virk, who was murdered by her peers, The Shape of a Girl tackles the complex issue of teen violence and the responsibility we all share in it; a good reminder that the actions of one person can make all the difference in a life.
For Children
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Shape of a Girl by
Joan MacLeod
Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
by
Sara Shandler |
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| Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson | The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier | ||
| Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher | On the Fringe by Donald R. Gallo | ||
| Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos | Monster by Walter Dean Myers | ||
| Safe Teen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence by Anita Roberts | |||
For Parents and Educators
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by
Mary Bray Pipher Through powerful narrative, teenage girls share their struggle with eating disorders, depression, and the underlying reasons driving too many girls to self-hatred, destructive behavior, and attempted suicide. A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence by Patricia Hersch The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School -- How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence by Barbara Coloroso |
| Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girl's Development by Carol Gilligan, Lyn Mikel Brown |
| And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence by James Garbarino, Ellen deLara |
| Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons |
When in doubt call on Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the magical woman who lives in a chaotic community filled with creatures and challenging children. When the parents of her town have problems with their offspring they all call on Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, who can cure these children of all manner of maladies.
Patsy Popover refuses to bathe. She is grimy and gritty and starting to smell. Her father, deathly afraid of germs and dirt, can’t take any more, so Mrs. Popover must go to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle for help. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and her patented radish cure come to the rescue. Mr. Crackle is at his wits’ end by his daughter Evelyn’s Answer-Backitis. Luckily Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and her trusty parrot, Penelope, have just the thing to turn Evelyn back into her father’s favorite freckled fairy.
Fraidy-cat Forrest is scared of everything — the dark, dogs, his brothers, the wind. To teach Christopher Brown table manners Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle sends over Lester, the pig. Sharon Rogers is in desperate need of Gracefulness Glitter to stop her heedless breaking. And Harbin’s daydreamineritis has turned him into the world’s slowest slowpoke. Whatever the problem seems to be, the magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has the answer!
For Children
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Mary Poppins by P. L.
Travers |
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| George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl | Half Magic by Edward Eager, N. M. Bodecker | ||
| The Trolls by Polly Horvath | Making Make-Believe: Fun Props, Costumes, and Creative Play Ideas by Maryann F. Kohl | ||
| Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes | Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Ericsson Lindgren | ||
| Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers | Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar | ||
For Parents and Educators
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How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too! by Sal Severe, Ph.D. Putting the responsibility for a child’s behavior on the parents, this book addresses a range of issues, such as how children learn to push their parents’ buttons, why children misbehave, and how to motivate kids to behave using simple rules and consequences. The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish by T. Berry Brazelton, , M.D. et al Playful Parenting: A Bold New Way to Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Children’s Confidence by Lawrence J. Cohen |
For booklists from other productions of the Seattle Children's Theatre, click here.
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