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Storytelling with Children
Nancy Mellon
Nancy Mellon uses the skills of Imagination, Memory and Play
to encourage families in the art of storytelling; helping strengthen
family connectedness, whilst also serving as an educational aid.
The use of the imagination in storytelling helps to; awaken listening;
open the senses; focus attention; encourage language development;
lead towards a more developed sense of who we are and what we
can become.
The language of evolution, storytelling is the gift of our ancestors
from all cultures, given to help nourish our healthy development
in times of growth and change. Full of wonderful tips of the
trade that relax you just to read them, Storytelling with
Young Children invites you to embark on the adventure of
a lifetime - the journey of the imagination.
'In a time when many people are losing
the relationship with rich and musical language, Mellon reawakens
the gift of storytelling in the heart of the adult. This book
should stimulate adults to become confident storytellers to children
as well as to nurture themselves through the power of story.'
Betty Staley, author
'No longer will children be dependent
on television and movies for stories. They will hear them told
in the shelter of their families as they always have through
the millennia.'
Joan Almon, Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
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224pp; 216 x 138mm;
1 903458 0 80;
paperback; £9.99
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About
the Author
Visit Nancy Mellon's own website!
'Let Nancy Mellon teach you to be a storyteller and a discoverer,
for you and your children, of worlds that truly make a difference.'
Thomas Moore (writing in the Foreword)
'Nancy Mellon continues
to be an inspiration for storytellers old and new. Her experience,
advice and suggestions work wonders. They are potent seeds that
give you the creative confidence to find your own style of storytelling.'
Ashley Ramsden, Director of the School of Storytelling, Emerson
College
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