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ELA (X) - Elementary (X) - Storytelling (X)

Three By The Sea

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Copies: 25

Lolly, Spider, and Sam decide to tell stories. Lolly reads a very short story. The others think it's dull. Sam's story is more suspenseful, but the others say the ending is dumb. Spider knows he can tell the best story of all... and the scariest!

Lexile: 
60L

Zen Shorts

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Copies: 1

Michael," says Karl, "there's a really big bear in the backyard." This is how three children meet Stillwater, a giant panda who moves into the neighborhood and tells amazing tales. To Addy he tells a story about the value of material goods. To Michael he pushes the boundaries of good and bad. And to Karl he demonstrates what it means to hold on to frustration.

With graceful art and simple stories that are filled with love and enlightenment, Jon Muth (and Stillwater the bear) present three ancient Zen tales that are sure to strike a chord in everyone they touch.

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Lexile: 
540L

Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics

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Copies: 7

From single-panel jokes to long graphic novels, comics come in endless shapes, sized, and styles. But when you think of it, they all do one thing: tell stories.

Lexile: 
800L
Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics

Memory Palace

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In the latest cooperative game from the award-winning designers at Peaceable Kingdom, players explore their imaginations and test their memories while creating silly stories about 27 different animal tokens.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
10 min.
Memory Palace

Jump Ship

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As the captain of the Black Bounty, it's up to you to chart your own course through this pirate Cardventure! Should you defend your boat from enemy pirates, or do you go and plunder another ship? Do you duel your fearsome nemesis Captain Peg, or do you jump into the squid-infested waters?

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Other
Play Time: 
15 min.
Jump Ship

Fastgrasp

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This is a game packed full with ideas and suggestions, stories, riddles, and poems all about the pieces included. It is a fun way to aid development of language skills, imagination, concentration, and reactions. For 1-6 players and a reader.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
ELA
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Fastgrasp

Stowaway 52

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You've sneaked aboard an alien ship that's about to attack Earth and it's up to you to stop it! Set a course for sabotage with this unique "Cardventure" – an interactive story that puts you at the controls. Do you reprogram the flight computer, or do you destroy the engine room?

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Library
Play Time: 
15 min.
Stowaway 52

Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories

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Copies: 6

In this unique guide for young readers who dream of becoming writers, award-winning author Jack Gantos reveals his tried-and-true approaches to storytelling and shows you how to turn on your Writing Radar and use the everyday world around you for inspiration.

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Lexile: 
940L
Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories

Untold: Adventures Await

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Untold: Adventures Await is the customizable storytelling game powered by Rory's Story Cubes. Players become the heroes of a thrilling tale that unfolds in under 60 minutes.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
45 min.
Untold: Adventures Await

Robit Riddle: storybook adventure

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Robit Riddle is an award-winning story-telling game. As one of six unique robot characters, players set out for adventure as they hunt for their missing pets, the Robits.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
30 min.
Robit Riddle: storybook adventure

LUPO: The Space Adventure

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LUPO: The Space Adventure is a collaborative, storytelling card game in which your imagination is humanity's only hope!

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
ELA
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
20 min.
LUPO: The Space Adventure