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  • Circles of Delight: Classic Carousels of San Francisco

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Quite by chance, San Francisco has become one of the carousel capitols of the world. It today hosts carousels from all three of the most important historic American carousel makers -- the only city anywhere with that distinction! What's more, each carousel has been restored close to its original condition."Circles of Delight" celebrates the beauty and diversity of these traditional, hand-carved ... Read more

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  • Stories on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 15 Scripts from 15 Authors, Including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, Russell Hoban, Wanda Gag, and Roald Dahl

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "Stories on Stage" is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted from stories by fifteen different authors, including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, Russell Hoban, Wanda Gag, and Roald Dahl. Coming from such genres as humor, fantasy, and multicultural folktales, stories were selected for their dramatic quality, literary value, and appeal to young people. While focusing on ... Read more

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  • The Business of Writing for Children: An Author's Inside Tips on Writing Children's Books and Publishing Them, or How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book for Kids

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Writing books for children is both art and business. If you dream of becoming a children's author -- or even if you're well on your way -- this handbook can help you in writing sellable stories, getting them published, and promoting your books.Topics include common myths about children's writing, children's book categories, elements of successful stories, manuscript format, submission strategies, ... Read more

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  • Folktales on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 16 Scripts from World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including Asian, African, and Native American

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "Folktales on Stage" is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted by award-winning children's author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. While focusing on ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading ... Read more

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  • The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from The Journey to the West

    Skyhook World Classics, #4

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Book 4 - Skyhook World Classics
    If you think Superman or Spiderman has been around a long time, think about Monkey. He has been China's favorite superhero for at least five centuries. He's amazingly strong, he can fly, and he has a few tricks those other superheroes never heard of. And he's always ready to do battle with demons, dragons -- sometimes even the gods.Monkey stars in The Journey to the West, an epic comic fantasy ... Read more

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  • Which Shoes Do You Choose?

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "I want shoes that are spiffy, not iffy."Katie is tired of her same old shoes, so she goes to the store to buy new ones. But with so many wondrous choices, how can she ever decide? In this fun story told in lively verse, a young girl gets a peek at the many possibilities open to her in life and embraces them with joy. For ages 2 to 8./////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is ... Read more

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  • The Swan Knight: A Medieval Legend, Retold from Wagner's Lohengrin

    Skyhook World Classics, #5

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Book 5 - Skyhook World Classics
    The lights dim, and a weighty silence falls upon the audience. From all over Europe and America, these fifteen hundred men and women have come to spend many days in this small German town and many hours in this theater. Some are merely curious. Some are there because it's the fashion. But many have come out of devotion to the musical dramas of a composer they revere, almost worship -- a composer ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend, Retold from the Story of Hoichi and Based on The Tale of the Heike

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    A young, blind bard counts himself lucky when invited to live with the monks at a prominent Buddhist temple -- and more lucky still when asked to perform his epic verses at the court of a high-ranking lord. But why is his noble audience so violently moved by his tales of long-dead heroes?For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!/////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is the award ... Read more

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  • The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic, Retold from The Mabinogion

    Skyhook World Classics, #1

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Book 1 - Skyhook World Classics
    A thousand years ago, in the Celtic kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between the meals, when bellies were stuffed and spirits high, the storyteller rose and spun his tales of times long past.He told of lords, bold and generous. He ... Read more

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  • The Songs of Power: A Northern Tale of Magic, Retold from the Kalevala

    Skyhook World Classics, #2

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Book 2 - Skyhook World Classics
    Not so long ago, in the tiny, isolated villages of Finland, where prolonged summer days gave way to endless winter nights, people would pass the time by singing the many adventures of their favorite heroes: the mighty, magical men and women of ancient days.They sang of old Vainamoinen, greatest of sages and magicians, who helped create the world but never could find a woman to wed him. They sang ... Read more

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  • The Gentleman's Handbook: A Guide to Exemplary Behavior, or Rules of Life and Love for Men Who Care

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    Gentlemen might be in short supply today, but this little book of wisdom could be a cure. If you're a young man who cares about the quality of his mark on the world -- or if you know such a young man -- the aphorisms of "The Gentleman's Handbook" may prove a helpful guide./////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is an author, photographer, publisher, and aspiring gentleman. ... Read more

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  • Quackling: A Not-Too-Grimm Fairy Tale

    by Aaron Shepard ...
    "One can never have too many friends."Quackling was proud when the King came to him to borrow money. But years passed, and the King never paid him back! So, he took his sack and started for the castle. But a very small duck will need very good friends when he gets there!Will Quackling get what he wants, or something even better? Find out in this lively, rhythmic retelling of a favorite European ... Read more

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