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| Author’s Preface | iii |
| Editor’s Introduction | ix |
PART ONE
Story-Telling and the Arts of
Expression—Establishing Standards |
| CHAPTER | | |
| I. | The Purpose and Aim of Story-Telling | 1 |
| II. | The Story Interests of Childhood—A. Rhythmic Period | 12 |
| Sources of Story Material for the Rhythmic Period | 19 |
| III. | The Story Interests of Childhood—B. Imaginative Period | 20 |
| Bibliography of Fairy Tales | 31 |
| IV. | The Story Interests of Childhood—C. Heroic Period | 32 |
| Sources of Story Material for the Heroic Period | 41 |
| V. | The Story Interests of Childhood—D. Romantic Period | 42 |
| Sources of Story Material for the Romantic Period | 51 |
| VI. | Building the Story | 52 |
| VII. | Telling the Story | 58 |
| Books on Story-Telling | 68 |
| VIII. | Story-Telling to Lead to an Appreciation of Literature | 69 |
| Some Authors and Selections That Can Be Presented through the Story-Telling Method | 81 |
| Sources of Material to Lead to an Appreciation of Literature | 82 |
| IX. | Story-Telling to Awaken an Appreciation of Music | 83 |
| Illustrative Story, “A Boy of Old Vienna” | 89 |
| Sources of Material to Awaken an Appreciation of Music | 94 |
| Pictures to Use in Telling Musical Stories | 94 |
| X. | Story-Telling to Awaken an Appreciation of Art | 95 |
| Artists and Paintings That Can Be Presented to Young Children through the Story-Telling Method | 102 |
| Artists and Paintings for Children of the Intermediate Period | 103 |
| Artists and Paintings That Lead to Appreciation of the Beautiful and to Respect for Labor | 104 |
| Artists and Paintings for the Heroic and Epic Periods | 105 |
| Bibliography of Art Story Material | 105 |
| Sources for Moderate-Priced Reproductions of Masterpieces | 106 |
| XI. | Dramatization | 107 |
| Pictures Containing Subjects for Dramatization | 116 |
| Books and Stories for
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