Munsch at Play Act 2
Eight More Stage Adaptations
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2011
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 4
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 9
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554513581
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $24.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554514168
- Publish Date
- Aug 2011
- List Price
- $19.99
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Description
In this second collection of plays based on the stories of Robert Munsch, experienced playwright Irene N. Watts has adapted eight more of his best-loved tales for the stage, classroom or backyard! Complemented by the fun and familiar artwork of long-time Munsch collaborator Michael Martchenko, each story is presented in an accessible play format, making it easy for children to act out their own versions of Munsch’s familiar adventures.
These lively, interactive adaptations include suggestions to encourage audience participation, as well as casting ideas that can involve the whole class. Readers will also find innovative, uncomplicated (and inexpensive!) ideas for props and costumes. The stories included are:
• David’s Father • The Fire Station • From Far Away • I Have to Go! • Jonathan Cleaned Up —Then He Heard a Sound • Pigs • Show and Tell • Something Good
About the authors
In 1968 Irene N. Watts came to Canada from Britain, where she had arrived thirty years earlier from Germany, via Kindertransport. She is a writer/playwright, theatre director, and educator. Her plays for young audiences have been widely produced. Awards include a Vancouver Theatre Alliance Jessie Richardson for Goodbye Marianne (Scirocco Drama and Anchorage Press, U.S.); the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People; the Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award (Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards, 1999 and 2001); the Government of Alberta Achievement Award for Outstanding Service to Drama. Irene is a Lifetime Member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Recent publications include Tapestry of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People, compiled with Lillian Boraks-Nemetz (Tundra Books).
El reconocido narrador ROBERT MUNSCH ha escrito decenas de libros para niños, entre ellos: Paper Bag Princess y Mortimer. Él vive con su familia en Guelph, Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
“The lively adaptations include suggestions to encourage audience participation ... Innovative ideas for props and costumes that are simple and inexpensive ...”
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Librarian Reviews
Munsch at Play Act 2: Eight More Stage Adaptations
This second collection of eight plays based on stories by Robert Munsch requires minimal sets, props and costumes and can be performed by small groups or whole classes. Watts incorporates many drama conventions into her staging suggestions, making this a useful resource for teachers with limited drama experience. Teachers could use this book to support their classroom drama program or to create a production piece for a school concert.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.
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