My nana is the person to blame for my travel bug. She took me out west to the Grand Canyon when I was 12 - which was the first big trip that I can really remember. I think what started it was really due to her stories and the souvenirs she picked up. I was probably about 14 when she went to Australia and Indonesia to visit a friend who was living there at the time. Seeing the pictures she took and the cool puppets she brought back always sparked my imagination and made me want to travel. She took me to the UK when I graduated college - it was the first time I had ever been out of the country - and then I decided I pretty much wanted to see the whole world. I haven't gotten to do that (yet), but I still love to find out about other countries and cultures - and I now have the puppets to remind me of that wish. Check out the video below to see the puppets and hear facts about Indonesia. (Also check out the Center for Puppetry Arts and The World of Puppetry) If you'd like to learn more about either subject, I have some books gathered for you below or check out our eSource, Gale in Context: Elementary!
To learn more about Indonesia and its culture, check out some of these books:
Cooking the Indonesian Way: Culturally Authentic Foods Including Low Fat and Vegetarian Recipes by Kari A. Cornell - Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Indonesia and includes recipes for such dishes as pork sate, corn fritters, and chicken in coconut cream sauce. - (Baker & Taylor)
Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales by Joan Suyenaga - These beautifully illustrated stories, retold for an international audience, provide children with insight into the traditional culture, beliefs and physical landscape of Indonesia. This book is aimed at children in the five to ten age group, but readers of all ages, young and old, will find much to enjoy within these pages. - (Perseus Publishing)
The Krakatau Eruption by Peter Benoit - Describes the destructive eruption of the Krakatau volcanic island in 1883, detailing the events leading up to the eruption, the devastation it caused, and how the eruption changed the Krakatau environment. - (Baker & Taylor)
We Visit Indonesia by Russell Roberts
To learn more about puppets (including making your own), check out some of these books:
Crafty Puppets by Thomasina Smith - Provides instructions for making finger puppets, glove puppets, puppets painted on your hands, puppet theaters, and a foot puppet - (Baker & Taylor)
Making Shadow Puppets by Jill Bryant - Collects instructions for making nine different wooden-rod shadow puppets, and includes portable screen set-ups as well as scenery and script ideas. - (Baker & Taylor)
Making Sock Puppets by Kathleen Petelinsek - Make your own sock puppets and a stage so you can put on shows for your friends and family. Crafters practice reading comprehension as they follow the steps for each project. The easiest crafts are at the beginning, to allow the reader to practice scaffolding their knowledge as they learn the domain-specific vocabulary. - (Cherry Lake Publishing)
The Usborne Book of Puppets by Ken Haines
Originally Posted by StephanieT on May 12, 2021