{"product_id":"plays-children-love-volume-ii-a-treasury-of-contemporary-and-classic-plays-for-children-paperback","title":"Plays Children Love: Volume II: A Treasury of Contemporary and Classic Plays for Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColeman a. Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColeman Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAurand Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beloved anthology, a favorite of students, teachers, parents, and dramatists for decades, offers a collection of twenty plays to be performed for young audiences or by child actors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlays Children Love: Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e--replacing the earlier volume, which is now out of print--adheres to the same format of Jennings and Harris' earlier classic: a choice of plays for adults to perform for children as well as a choice of plays for kids to produce and perform themselves. Among the favorites collected here: \u003ci\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJim Thorpe, All-American\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an extensive introduction detailing the special needs of producing plays for children, and with many insightful instructions for helping children get the most out of producing plays themselves, this book is a solid asset for all classrooms, children's theatre groups, school libraries, education seminars, playwrighting workshops, and the like.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColeman A. Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D, is a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. A pioneering scholar and mentor in both the study and advocacy of performing arts for children, he has taught courses in creative drama, theater for young audiences, and children's dramatic literature at UT-Austin since 1963. His many other anthologies include \u003ci\u003eTheatre for Young Audiences: 20 Great Plays for Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEight Plays for Children: The New Generation Play Project\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTheatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAurand Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is the most produced playwright for young audiences in the United States, with more than 30 published plays to his credit. Before his death in 1996, he was the first children's playwright to receive a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the first to win the Charolette Chorpenning Cup from the American Theatre Association. His widely revered plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Arkansaw Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAndrocles and the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRags to Riches\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tobey Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonkey Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePinballs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e. Harris also wrote stage adaptations for such well-known stories as \u003ci\u003ePocohantas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Nephew\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45315043065958,"sku":"9780312079734","price":46.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YTRPRkFxMW83cjFzc3hkb3VCMGZXZz09.webp?v=1774356610","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/plays-children-love-volume-ii-a-treasury-of-contemporary-and-classic-plays-for-children-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}