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Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories".
c1970 - HUMOROUS
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A dog and a cat take turns explaining what is wonderful about being who they are.
c1994 - DUO
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A long adult book about independent women, and women who dressed up as men and fought in the Civil War. One will need to edit extensively to obtain a 3-5 minute serious solo, but it will be interesting and different. For older children, book may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.
c1993 - SERIOUS SOLO
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Afro-American folklore
c1995 - SERIOUS, VARIETY
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Recounts journeys of Black slaves on the underground railroad.
c1993 - SERIOUS
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Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural and desire for freedom.
c1985 - VARIETY
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In October 1938, on their farm homestead in Ohio, a black family is caught up in the fear generated by the Orson Welles "Martians have landed" broadcast.
c1983 - HUMOROUS
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A tailor gets no sleep until he finds a comfortable bed for a hudgin that comes to live with him.
c1975 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR
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A hardworking farmer and his son succumb to the enchantment of some very special musical instruments that have been abandoned on their farm.
c1983 - SERIOUS
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A list of scary things includes “brushing your teeth with something you thought was toothpaste but it isn’t, is scary” and “knowing you’re going to grow up to be a grownup is scary”.
c2000 - HUMOROUS
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Vignettes of children whose less than desirable behavior is masked in insidious but acceptable ways.
c1985 - HUMOROUS
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A step-by-step approach to creative dramatics
c1974 - VARIETY
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Lilly's convinced the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that's happened until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
c1989 - HUMOROUS
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In her letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America.
c1992 - SERIOUS
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Lists in rhyme the dwellings of various animals and things.
c1978 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR
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A Paiute Indian legend. Indian boy and coyote risk the wrath of the Fire Spirits to bring the first fire to men.
c1972 - SERIOUS
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Retells the segment from Spencer's The Fairie Queen, in which George slays the dreadful dragon that's been terrorizing the countryside.
c1984 - SERIOUS
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From Grandmother's trunk are taken objects beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
c1983 - HUMOROUS, VERSE CHOIR
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Anthology of the diaries children wrote during World War II and the Holocaust.
c1995 - SERIOUS SOLO
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Wondering how they can get to sleep aboard Noah’s Ark, the different animals learn that they must trust each other.
c2001 - VERSE CHOIR
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A poem about rebellious, teenage Arachne, who challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider.
c2000 - VERSE CHOIR or SERIOUS DUO
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Contains monologues, skits and one-act plays.
c1969 - VARIETY
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66 poems: lyrical, songs, and blues for children.
c1932 - SERIOUS
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A series of humorous bad ideas and their consequences, for example: keeping your glue stick and lip balm in the same pocket.
c2000 - HUMOROUS DUO or SOLO
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U.S. Civil War fiction
c1964 - SERIOUS
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Because of their kindness to a small, ugly man who comes to their forest campfire one night, three down-on-their-luck soldiers are each rewarded by a special gift.
c1981 - VARIETY |
