Speaking Out : Storytelling and Creative Drama for Children (Paperback)

Table of Contents Prologue Preface Acknowledgments The Necessity of Storytelling in Education 1. The Utopian Tendency of Storytelling: Turning the World Upside Down 2. The Wisdom and Folly of Storytelling 3. How Storytellers Can Help Change Education in Changing Times: Stealing from the Rich to Build Community Bridges Neighborhood Bridges 4. The Neighborhood Bridges Project 5. A Typical Bridges Session with Untypical Games and Learning Spreading Tales, Opening Minds - Sample Sessions 6. Fairy Tales, Animal Fables, Trickster Stories, and Peace Tales 7. Legends, Myths, Superhero Stories, Tall Tales, Family Stories, and Utopian Tales 8. Creative Drama and the Crossing Bridges Festival The Importance of Children's Theater 9. Children's Theater in the Age of Globalization Endnotes Bibliography