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9781413440720
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This book is a collection of short stories that are graded for 8 through 14 years or age. Each of these has its own topic and style. Hence, there is some difficulty in attempting to provide a general classification. The closest to an overall picture is that these stories will make you laugh, cry, and feel emotion. Each of these stories contains a different mix of these above ingredients, but all will leave you satisfied. "Bird in the Rabbit Hole" shows how two different creatures work and live in harmony. They help each other and provide delightful mutual company. They even keep one another from being consumed by an enemy. This is a very simply play with a small cast: two major performers, and three minor roles. The dialog and action will appeal to very young performers (seven to nine-year-olds). There is ample opportunity to "ham" it up, making the show a lot of fun. While the theme is serious (rabbits and birds being live quarry to predators), there is sufficient comic relief. And (of courseas is the case for all stories by the author) the story has an up-beat ending. "Foiled Treasure Hunt" portrays relationships between children who can be forgiving. Cindy gets an authentic looking treasure map in the mail. She, and her two friends Nancy and Lonnie follow it and dig up a delightful treasure. However the map was a fake done by Pranky as a cruel joke. They show him what they unearthed, and thank him for finding such a great treasure. Pranky is baffled. What is the explanation? "No Room for Dolls" tells of a little girl who was forced to abandon three dolls when the poor family moved halfway across the country. There simply was no room in the small van. Each doll has advantages andweaknesses. Spurred on by the love of the girl, the dolls pool their resources to make the trek to follow the girl to her new home, a distance of 500 miles. On the way, they meet many people who help in different ways. And they manage to help others. The three dolls also encCochin, Ira is the author of 'Rally George Plays To Be Performed By Children', published 2004 under ISBN 9781413440720 and ISBN 141344072X.
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