Shaggy Dogs Are Punny Tales
Shaggy Dogs Are Punny Tales

Author: Gene Child

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-06

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1475991231

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Do you enjoy playing with language? Wordplay is an art-form savored by many. If you are in that rather select group, then this is the book for you! Each of these stories has a surprise ending, a modified cliché or adage, a perverted pun or some other amusing twist. ENJOY! WHAT SOME READERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS BOOK! "The brain-dead who do not enjoy puns, word play, and a good groan need not read this book!" -Dean Swift, Student "These are the Shaggy Dog Days of our lives." Jerry Blessinger, Teacher

The Pun Also Rises
The Pun Also Rises

Author: John Pollack

Publisher: Avery

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1592406750

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At once entertaining and educational, this engaging book is a funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on human history.

Storytelling
Storytelling

Author: Josepha Sherman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 758

ISBN-13: 1317459385

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Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.

Shaggy Dogs Are Punny Tales
Shaggy Dogs Are Punny Tales

Author: Gene Child

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 147599124X

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Do you enjoy playing with language? Wordplay is an art-form savored by many. If you are in that rather select group, then this is the book for you! Each of these stories has a surprise ending, a modified clich or adage, a perverted pun or some other amusing twist. ENJOY! WHAT SOME READERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS BOOK! The brain-dead who do not enjoy puns, word play, and a good groan need not read this book! Dean Swift, Student These are the Shaggy Dog Days of our lives. Jerry Blessinger, Teacher

Story Celebrations
Story Celebrations

Author: Jan Irving

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2008-02-28

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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Put some juice into your library programs with these lively, thematic, book-based activities for children in grades 4-8. In each chapter, one pgoram is suited to the needs of school libraries and the other is targeted at public libraries, although both can be adapted to either environment.

Storytelling: H-S
Storytelling: H-S

Author: Josepha Sherman

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13:

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A collection of informative entries providing a definitive and fascinating study of the wide world of storytelling.

Laughter and Learning
Laughter and Learning

Author: William E. Kelly

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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A collection of ideas, materials and information on humor for use in education.

Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester

Author: Carolyn Wendell

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 0916732088

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A chronology, study, annotated bibliography of Bester's works, both within and outside of the science fiction genre.

Proverbium
Proverbium

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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Yearbook of international proverb scholarship.

Uncle Boris in the Yukon, and Other Shaggy Dog Stories
Uncle Boris in the Yukon, and Other Shaggy Dog Stories

Author: Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0684856328

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From the hilarious and subversive children's author, essayist and NPR commentator, true tales drawn from his cordial--if dysfunctional--relationships with the dogs in his life. illustrations.