How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some
How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some by Sara Cone Bryant is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 567 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to Tell by Sara Cone Bryant. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #474.
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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some
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This edition of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some by Sara Cone Bryant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #474, divided into 6 chapters and 567 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #474 and divided into 567 sections.
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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 567 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 6 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some?
Yes. All 2834 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #474 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #474, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some take to read?
About 236 minutes of reading across 567 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some
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- Specific
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- Schoolroom
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- Exercise
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- Retelling
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