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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.04508
EAN num: 9780879101886
ISBN number: 0879101881
Label: Limelight Editions
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 264
Printing Date: August 01, 2004
Publishing house: Limelight Editions
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 81437
Studio: Limelight Editions
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'Childsplay is a very charming and enchanting book - and an important book for children who want to act! Not only can they use this wonderful collection as a guide to the sorts of plays and parts that are available to them, they will discover here how plays ca be read just for pleasure. And they will particularly enjoy the selections written by children themselves.' -Julie Harris
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It can be challenging to find suitable material for child actors. Muir offers a place to start with this book. Some classics like '1000 Cranes' (from the book about Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes), 'You're a Good Man Charlie Brown,' 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' and others. Some material is dark and deep. But Muir summarizes the themes nicely before each piece. The monologues at the end are also interesting - some written by elementary school children.
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I was hoping for a collection of fun, intelligent, and imaginative scenes and monologues for my kids to perform. Instead, I find a bunch of hackneyed dross about children as victims--victims of bullying, victims of bad parents, victims of society,etc. Scene after scene is about children who've lost parents, or children in poverty, or children abused. And the scenes are so over the top as to make the characters almost comical. The only thing designed to challenge children are the contrived plot lines through which the character reveals how she/he has lost her/his parents/grandparent/sibling and is now living on the streets/running away/one meal away from starvation. What child wouldn't like to tackle the monologue entitled "The Day My Father Died." Most of the scenes and monologues are also written at a low reading level. Yuck. The only reason I didn't give this pitiable book one fewer star is because there are two or three adequate scenes and monologues. I found a much better book of plays--Plays Children Love, Volume II. Edited by Coleman Jennings.
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I have been teaching theatre skills to youth of all ages for 15 years, and it is nearly impossible to find collections of short, clever scenes that consistently leave kids (and their parents) smiling and impressed. This book is literally the only one in my large personal library of theatre education books that I use over and over again, particularly in theatre classes and camps for kids ages 8 to 14. Scenes such as "Befriending Bertha", "Sammy Carducci's Guide to Life", "Scientist Meets Fish", and "To Bee or Not To Bee" are challenging and lighthearted enough to instill in kids teamwork and the fun of acting. Ms. Muir, is there any chance you will be creating another collection like this? If so, I look forward to it.
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This book is golden!!! I teach teatre to 8 to 12-year-olds, and I haven't found any other book that I use nearly as much as this one. All of the plays are perfect for kids and pre-teens. With only a couple exceptions, the characters are all kids that my students can relate to. A few of the monologues are even written by kids. They vary from funny, to serious, to sad, and all of my students are able to find pieces that they enjoy out of this book. One favorite of both students and audiences is "Bee or Not to Bee," a humorous scene about a bee who disguises itself as a chipmunk to sneek onto Noah's Ark. Others worth mentioning are "Scientist Meets Fish," "Lemon Sisters," "Charlie Brown," and "Afternoon of the Elves." I highly recommend this book!
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I bought this book for my daughter to practice with to improve her acting skills when she goes on auditions. We have loved it and would enjoy it even if her goal wasn't to be an actor.
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