puppet theater

Presents a introduction to puppetry and hand puppets, describes finger, wrist, and arm movements that make hand puppets look alive, discusses puppet voices and improvisation, and offers advice on how to stage a puppet show.

Provides step-by-step instructions for people who want to use puppets with literature for children ages two to eight.

Examines the reasons for using puppetry in the library, and discusses technique; script writing and adaptation; the one-person puppet program; puppets, stages, scenery, and props; and puppetry as part of the librarian's job. Includes five puppet show scripts, and two stage-building plans.

Celinda, the smallest member of a traveling family of puppeteers, is determined to find an important part to play when the troupe sets out to earn a living in the early days of the new United States.

Discusses the history and use of puppets, different kinds of puppets and how to make them, and putting on a puppet show.

A collection of seven puppet plays written for young children that feature cut-out patterns and instructions for making puppets, props, and set constructions.

Presents full-color and black-and-white illustrated photographs and drawings depicting the history of puppetry throughout human history.

Presents guidance on making and manipulating puppets and staging shows, and provides puppet patterns and ten plays.

A twelve-year-old puppeteer performs bravely on and off the stage after joining the Greek resistance movement during World War II.

Explains how to make and operate several types of puppets and includes instructions on preparing and presenting a puppet theater show.