Foreword / Margaret Meek -- 1. Collecting the Stories -- 2. Sources of Story Material -- 3. Metaphorical Processes in Language Learning: A Theoretical Chapter -- 4. Learning to Use Words -- 5. Special Features of Phrases and Sentences -- 6. Narrative Competences -- 7. The Children's Sense of Story Structure -- 8. Time Relationships in the Stories -- 9. Whose Point of View? -- 10. The Voice of the Narrator -- 11. Uncovering Many Layers of Meaning -- 12. Closing Thoughts on Story and Education -- Appendix A: Transcripts of Josh's Retellings of Hansel and Gretel -- Appendix B: Robert's Retelling of The Three Little Pigs (Galdone version) -- Appendix C: Josh's Pre-sleep Monologue -- Appendix D: Josh's Poems and Verses -- Appendix E: Josh's News Broadcasts and Weather Forecasts -- Bibliography 1: Children's Books -- Index 1: The Children's Stories
Analysis
Story-telling
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-221) and indexes
