Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud

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"A splendidly thoughtful selection...Trelease welcomes everyone in with wide embrace."—Washington Post Book World. 48 read-aloud selections ideal for parents and teachers to share with children ages five through nine.

A collection of fairy tales, folklore, and famous stories from around the world arranged for reading aloud.

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Overview

"A splendidly thoughtful selection...Trelease welcomes everyone in with wide embrace."—Washington Post Book World. 48 read-aloud selections ideal for parents and teachers to share with children ages five through nine.

A collection of fairy tales, folklore, and famous stories from around the world arranged for reading aloud.

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Editorial Reviews

Children's Literature - Jan Lieberman
The title of Trelease's latest book is perfect to highlight those books that are excellent read-alouds. Jim's book is a collection of enticing chapters from some of the best children's books as well as entire retellings of some memorable folk and fairy tales. What makes this read-aloud anthology truly unique are Jim's delightfully informative introductions to each excerpt. He provides insights and enriching anecdotes about the authors and the stories. Call the family together for this one!
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780140146530
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/1/1992
  • Pages: 432
  • Sales rank: 263,411
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 9.01 (h) x 0.98 (d)

Meet the Author

Jim Trelease is the editor of two anthologies, Read All About It! and Hey! Listen to This, and the author of the one that started it all, The Read-Aloud Handbook. His writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Tell Me a Story!
The Gunniwolf, retold by Wilhelmina Harper Little Red Riding Hood, by Gianni Rodari Wolf Story, by William McCleery

Tales from Long Ago
Noah's Friends, by Marc Gellman The Tortoise and the Hare, retold from Aesop

School Days
Sideways Stories from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary Child of the Silent Night, by Edith Fisher Hunter Family Secrets, by Susan Shreve

Food for Thought
Bavsi's Feast, by Adele Geras Chocolate Fever, by Robert Kimmel Smith Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey

Families
Alexander, by June Epstein Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater The Stories Julian Tells, by Ann Cameron The Fish Angel, by Myron Levoy Nadia the Willful, by Sue Alexander Greyling, by Jane Yolen

Folk and Fairy Tales
Unanana and the Elephant, retold by Kathleen Arnott The Tales of Uncle Remus, retold by Julius Lester The Indian Cinderella, retold by Cyrus Macmillan Shen of the Sea, retold by Arthur Bowie Chrisman The Emperor's New Clothes, retold from Hans Christian Andersen The Search for the Magic Lake, by Genevieve Barlow The Magic Thread

Animal Tales
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White Bambi, by Felix Salten Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell Lassie Come-Home, by Eric Knight Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey

Gigantic Creatures
The Story of Giant Kippernose, by John Cunliffe The Reluctant Dragon, by Kenneth Grahame The Moon's Revenge, by Joan Aiken

Fantasy Lands
Ozma of Oz, by L. Frank Baum The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

Children of Courage
The Boy Who Stopped the Sea, retold by Louis Untermeyer The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgliesh The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Margaret Davidson

Orphans of the Storm
Sara Crewe, by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Story of Holly and Ivy, by Rumer Godden Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Classic Tales
The Golden Touch, retold from Nathaniel Hawthorne The Pied Piper, retold from Joseph Jacobs and Andrew Lang, with poetry by Robert Browning Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, retold from Andrew Lang Outstanding Anthologies of Children's Stories Audiocassette Production Companies

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