David Wood Plays for 5–12-Year-Olds
The Gingerbread Man; The See-Saw Tree; The BFG; Save the Human; Mother Goose's Golden Christmas
David Wood author Paul Bateson editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:6th May '21
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A new edition of selected plays by David Wood for use in primary schools, containing ancillary material for teachers to use in production or as supporting materials in the classroom / wider curriculum.
Looking for a whizzpoppingly wonderful collection of plays for your whole class? Want some ready-made, delumptious lesson plans to accompany them? Biffsquiggled at the thought of how to stage these pieces?
Well, look no further because this is a scrumdiddlyumptious selection of David Wood's plays; paired with all the information and materials you need to use them in class or on stage, edited by Paul Bateson, an experienced primary-level drama teacher.
The plays create worlds that trigger children's imaginations as well as entertain them, make them think as well as make them laugh, and open their minds to new ideas and the power of storytelling through theatre.
Plays included are:
The Gingerbread Man
The See-Saw Tree
The BFG
Save the Human
Mother Goose's Golden Christmas
This book also contains a new foreword by David Wood.
A combination of top playwright David Wood and top children’s writer Roald Dahl can’t fail. * Western Daily Press *
Any child not delighted by THE BFG must have a head filled with squashed flies and deserves to be fed for a year on disgustatious snozzcumbers. * The Guardian *
As the most successful children’s playwriter of this century, David Wood is trying through entertainment to teach the younger generation to preserve the world they live in and opt for conservation rather than commercial gain … this play provides an invaluable guideline to the young about the importance of the environment. * The Stage *
ISBN: 9781350174924
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 338g
304 pages