In Atlantis, there's no one taller or mightier than the merman Paul Bunyan. At only twelve years old, he's already dragged the city away from an underwater volcano and cleared a deep-sea forest of hum
Connecting the art of puppetry with deeper learning for children, this workbook offers a comprehensive guide on how to bring puppetry into the classroom. It places puppet design, construction and mani
Connecting the art of puppetry with deeper learning for children, this workbook offers a comprehensive guide on how to bring puppetry into the classroom. It places puppet design, construction and mani
We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. This volume focuses on Jim Henson, the
Wayang kulit, or shadow puppetry, connects a mythic past to the present through public ritual performance and is one of most important performance traditions in Bali. The dalang, or puppeteer, is reve
Wayang kulit, or shadow puppetry, connects a mythic past to the present through public ritual performance and is one of most important performance traditions in Bali. The dalang, or puppeteer, is reve
Jim Henson’s creations have inspired generations with characters that are among the world’s most recognizable cultural icons. Henson’s legacy endures because he never shied away from exploring deep qu
Kamishibai (paper-theater), a Japanese picture-storytelling medium, is gaining global interest as we move from a text-based culture to one that emphasizes multiple semiotic systems and performance. Th
By the 1760s, Kabuki theater became a serious competitor to Japan's traditional Bunraku puppet theater. In annotated translations, Jones (retired, Japanese language, literature, and traditional theate
The plays presented here were first performed between 1769 and 1832, a time when the Japanese puppet theatre known as Bunraku was beginning to lose its pre-eminence to Kabuki. Newly translated and ill
Jim Henson's iconic puppet characters, fantastic worlds, and warm humor have delighted millions of people of all ages. His incredibly diverse body of work, from the Muppets to the world of The Dark Cr
Everything you need to read the new graphic novel Building Stories: 14 distinctively discrete Books, Booklets, Magazines, Newspapers, and Pamphlets. With the increasing electronic incorporeality of ex
Li Guo (Arabic studies, U. of Notre Dame) has written a full account of the life, writings, and times of the influential playwright and poet Ibn Daniyal. Written in three "acts", the account incorpora
Theatregoers are increasingly aware of the growing use of object and figure animation throughout the performing arts.?Puppetry offers engaging contemporary perspectives on this universal art-form. It
2012 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner Winner of the 2012 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Everyone’s a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the
