My WorksWest of Broadway Easy-Reader Adapatations
Original classics by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter and O.Henry, published by West of Broadway in each show's program. An easy-reader version of every original classic appears in the show program along with puzzles and games, which can be viewed at the West of Broadway website www.westofbroadway.com. Sterling Books/Barnes & Noble Publishing
Classic Starts 2007/2008 The Classic Starts series makes classic stories accessible to young readers. Diane's adaptation of the "Phantom of the Opera" and "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew," are just two of a number of outstanding classic adaptations published by Sterling. Sterling Books/Barnes & Noble Publishing
Classic Readers 2006 and 2007 Namm adapts and updates Rudyard Kipling's beloved Jungle Book Stories and Hugh Lofting's The Story of Doctor Dolittle in a new series of beginning-reader books. Here's what School and Library Journal, January 2008 had to say about Namm's Doctor Doolittle's series: SLJ January, 2008 LOFTING, Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Great Adventure. Bk. #3. ISBN 978-1-4027-4122-7. ––––. Doctor Dolittle's Magical Cure. Bk. #4. ISBN 978-1-4027-4123-4. ea vol: adapt. by Diane Namm. illus. by John Kanzler. 32p. (The Story of Doctor Dolittle Series). Sterling. 2007. pap. $3.95. LC number unavailable. Gr 1-2–The doctor and friends are sailing toward Africa to return Circus Crocodile to his mother when a giant wave washes their ship away, marooning them on a beach. When the island's king discovers that the animals talk, he locks them away, but Polynesia the parrot saves the day by swooping in with the keys. The group takes off into the jungle with the king in hot pursuit, and with the help of some monkeys, finds Circus Crocodile's mother. Magical Cure takes up the story with the island's animal king, the lion, begging the doctor to help his ailing son. Doctor Dolittle and his friends look for cures within the jungle, but just when Dolittle has lost hope, the ship reappears with his medicine on board. The cub is cured, but the group is split when Polynesia and Chee-Chee decide to stay in the jungle while the rest make their way home. With their easy writing style and simple vocabulary, these books are perfect for beginning readers. Pencil-and-watercolor illustrations grace each page and will draw in reluctant readers wanting a glimpse of Doctor Dolittle's funny friends. –Erika Qualls, Ela Area Public Library District, Lake Zurich, IL Doctor Dolittle Series: #1. Animal Talk #2. The Circus Crocodile #3. Dr. Dolittle's Great Adventure #4. Dr. Dolittle's Magical Cure Jungle Book Series: #1. Rikki Tikki Tavi Moves In #2. Rikki and the Mystery in the Garden #3. Mowgli's Big Birthday #4. Mowgli Knows Best Laugh-A-Long Readers
Re-release and TWO new Readers for 2007/2008 Learning to read is serious business - but it doesn’t have to be. The "Laugh-A-Long Readers" are proof that reading can be fun and easy - for everyone. And that’s no joke! Using age-appropriate vocabulary and tie-in illustrations, Namm demonstrates that learning to read can bring a smile to every young reader’s lips. Laugh-A-Long Reader (tentative titles): Slithery, Squirmy Jokes Stupendously Silly Jokes Lunchbox Jokes Letter-ific Jokes Funny Bunny Jokes Wild and Wooly Jokes My First Readers
Children's Press Spring 2004 Namm's charming stories delight young readers while the simple vocabulary lets them quickly master the words. My Best Friend Guess Who? Pick a Pet Monsters! Little Bear The Big Book of Monologues
UPCOMING RELEASE In response to the ever-growing need for audition material for young, aspiring actors, Namm, along wtih co-creator, Georgia Bergman, was asked to develop a collection of original monologues specifically designed to focus on the wide range of experiences, emotions and social situations faced by children and young teens. |
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