Эта небольшая, богато иллюстрированная книга представляет собой настоящий феерверк идей для тех, кому (в своей семье или в школе) необходимо обучить детей рассказывать истории, импровизировать и вести непринуждённую беседу по-английски. В книге рассказано и, главное, подробно показано на примерах, какое место обучении английскому языку должны занимать "истории", в основном, волшебные и юмористические сказки. Выделяется 5 типов историй (их тексты, иллюстрации и вспомогательный материал прилагаются; одного лишь подготовленного авторами материала хватит на два десятка занятий). На конкретных примерах подробно и понятно показано, как впоследствии учителям и родителям надлежит выбирать истории для обучения, адаптировать их и составлять задания.
    Among the techniques available to the teacher, storytelling is one of the most frequently used, especially with beginnersand false beginners. Storytelling is an established part of the curriculum in both English-speaking countries and many others, and stories are seen as a first-rate resource in the teaching of the child’s own language.

Using her mobile phone-camera, Meaghan Wallace records the death scene of an underage Asian girl at the home of a wealthy Australian businessman. Before she's caught, she sends the digital video to a friend. When Meg is murdered, her boss hires P. I. Makedde Vanderwall to investigate. Mak seeks answers from the seedier sides of Sydney and Melbourne, including strippers, junkies, and a dominatrix named Serena. Moss reads the book herself, and while her reading is not flash and fireworks, it's intelligent storytelling delivered in a straightforward manner. Her voice is rich and pleasant, and she avoids overdoing characterizations. The fourth in Tara Moss's series about the gorgeous ex-model-forensic psychologist-private investigator is fast paced and fun.

The Greek myths we are familiar with today are the product of generations of storytelling. Many were adaptations of stories that the Greeks gleaned from other cultures. Before about 800 B.C., when the Greek alphabet was developed, myths were passed down from one generation to the next by word of mouth. It was also through oral storytelling that myths and legends traveled from one part of Greece to the next, as well as to other parts of the world. However, after 800 B.C., stories began to be written down, including most of the tales that we now recognize as the basic core of Greek mythology.

101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens

Stories can play an important and potent role in therapy with children and adolescents–helping them develop the skills to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. In many cases, stories provide the most effective means of communicating what kids and teens might not want to discuss directly.

101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings.