Fairy Tales Come Alive in Library Program for Kids
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin › April 07, 2006
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"Do I need my mace?" Eric Nadera of Diamond Bar asked Julie McCasland of Corona, as he adjusted his "armor."
Mace in medieval times was a weapon of war, a spiked ball at the end of a chain swung to do major damage. Armor was the metal protecting the king's knights from death fatal chest wound. But there was little chance of any damage being inflicted Eric's mace, a ball of aluminum foil on a string. The cotton cape draping his shoulders, chest and back was undoubtedly sufficient shield against "fire-breathing dragon" Mike Huerta of West Covina. "He's a dragon," shouted 4-year-old Adam Pottorff, giggling as he pointed at Huerta's purple dragon outfit with green "dragon scales."See the full content of this document
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Fairy Tales Come Alive in Library Program for Kids
As the scene unfolded before Eric, Huerta and McCasland began the hilarious recounting of author Tomie De Paola's book "The Knight and the Dragon," demonstrating the fun to be found at Diamond Bar Library's Fairy Tale Theater.
The brainchild of children's librarian Julie McCasland, the theatrical enterprise engages children in fairy tales and fables and serves as a creative o...See the full content of this document
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