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Story Time
Story Time or Storytime may refer to: * ''Story Time'' (novel), a satirical young adult novel by Edward Bloor * ''Storytime'' (film), a short animated comedy film written, directed and animated by Terry Gilliam * "Storytime" (song), a song by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish * ''Storytime'' (TV programme), a British children's television programme which aired on BBC Two from 1987 to 1997 *Kino's Storytime, an American television program which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997 * ''Scary Story Time'' (podcast), a podcast told by horror author Spooky Boo Rhodes * ''Story Time'' (sculpture), a sculpture of children reading, in Corvallis, Oregon, United States * ''Story Teller'' (magazine), a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish, sold as ''Story Time'' in Australia and New Zealand See also * Story (other) * Time (other) Time is the continued sequence of existence and events, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Time or times may al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Time (novel)
''Story Time'' is a satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ... young adult novel by Edward Bloor about the state of education in the United States. Plot summary When the school district of Whittaker Magnet School expands to cover Kate and George's duplex, they are forced to go to the frightening school, which is suspected to house a demon. But when the First Lady comes to visit the school, the vengeful demon causes more deaths and accidents. It's up to Kate and George to stop them. The cast of characters includes the spoiled Swiss milkmaid incarnation Heidi, her doting mother Cornelia, her brother Whit, Kate's not-so-secret unwanted admirer, who touches Kate inappropriately, and Pogo, a librarian who can only speak in nursery rhymes. Reviews Carlie Webber of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storytime (film)
''Story Time'' is a 1979 short animated comedy compilation film written, directed and animated by Terry Gilliam. It is compiled from several of Gilliam's works from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and stylistically resembles the distinctive animations which Gilliam produced in that period for '' Monty Python's Flying Circus''. ''Story Time'' is composed of three loosely connected animated segments. The first two, "Don the Cockroach" and "The Albert Einstein Story", were originally broadcast within the television series ''The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine'' (1971–72), while the third, "The Christmas Card", was created for the 1968 Christmas Special of ''Do Not Adjust Your Set''. It was also shown as an accompaniment to some British theatrical releases of ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''. Plot The film begins with an animated version of director Terry Gilliam reading from a children's storybook. The story, "Don the Cockroach", opens with a palace high atop a mountain. Inside th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storytime (song)
"Storytime" is the lead single from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album, ''Imaginaerum''. It was released on November 9, 2011, twenty days prior to the album, along with a music video. The song premiered on Radio Rock, a Finnish radio station at 9.00 GMT +2 on November 7, 2011, two days before its commercial release. Composer and band leader Tuomas Holopainen has said of "Storytime" that it "is a single that pretty well represents the whole album", and that it gives a better picture of the album than "Eva" and "Amaranth" did as the first two singles from the 2007 album ''Dark Passion Play''. Background The song was revealed as the first single and music video on September 2, 2011, with the release date set to November 11. A week later, the band released the ''Imaginaerum'' cover, track list and commentary on each song written by Holopainen, including the first clues concerning the song, hinting on references to yuletide and ''The Snowman''. On October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storytime (TV Programme)
''Storytime'' is an educational literacy television programme for primary schools that was aired on BBC2 from 23 September 1987 to 1 December 1997. For its first nine series, it was introduced by various hosts and produced by BBC Bristol (the fifth and sixth series were also co-produced by Ragdoll Productions for BBC Bristol, but their then-current Raggedy Andy-styled logo did not appear at the end of them), but its tenth to thirteenth ones were introduced by one host, Beverly Hills (although some episodes did feature archive footage of other hosts from the earlier programme) and produced by SFTV (who had previously produced ''The Funbox'' with Central Television in 1992, taken over production of the BBC's earlier educational series '' You and Me'' with them for its last series the same year and taken over production of another earlier BBC educational series, '' Words and Pictures'', with them in 1993) for the BBC. A total of 122 episodes were produced. Episodes Series 1 (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kino's Storytime
''Kino's Storytime'', also known as ''Storytime'', is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 12, 1992 until September 1, 1997. It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures. It was co-hosted by Anne Betancourt as Lucy, Marabina Jaimes as Mara and Kino, voiced and performed by puppeteer Mark Ritts. Cast In addition to being co-hosted by Lucy, Mara and Kino, celebrity guest stars would sometimes visit the series and read stories, including: * Tatyana Ali * Jason Alexander * Tim Allen * María Conchita Alonso * Jeff Altman * Ed Asner * John Astin * René Auberjonois * James Avery * Barbara Bain * Joanie Bartels * Angela Bassett * Shari Belafonte * Valerie Bertinelli * Mayim Bialik * Rubén Blades * Wilford Brimley * Zachery Ty Bryan * Brett Butler * Gabriel Byrne * Joanna Cassidy * Peter Catalanotto * Rosalind Chao * Larry Cansler * Diana Canova * Barry Corbin * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scary Story Time (podcast)
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Story Time (sculpture)
''Story Time'', also known as ''Storytime'', is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Gary Lee Price, installed in Corvallis, Oregon, in the United States. Description and history Gary Lee Price's ''Story Time'' is installed outside the Corvallis-Benton County Library (645 Northwest Monroe) in Corvallis, Oregon. The bronze sculpture commemorates Jeanne H. Larson, who served as the library's director and staff member from 1948 to 1967, and was funded by the Larson family and other community members. It depicts a boy and a girl sitting back to back with open books in their laps. The boy has his legs crossed and the girl rests the book on her knees. Both children wear plain clothes and the girl's hair is braided. The sculpture measures approximately x x and rests on a marble pedestal that measures approximately x x . One nearby plaque reads, . Another has the inscription, . ''Story Time'' was dedicated in 1993. The sculpture was surveyed and deemed "well maintained" by Smithsonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Teller (magazine)
''Story Teller'' (sold as ''Story Time'' in Australia and New Zealand. In Italy ''Story Teller 1'' was sold as ''I Raccontastorie'' while ''Story Teller 2'' as ''C'era una volta'') was a partwork, magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. Publishing history The original collection The original ''Story Teller'' was released from December 1982 and throughout 1983 as a fortnightly partwork. Each magazine contained a selection of children's short story, stories, some traditional Folklore, folk tales like "Anansi the Spiderman", some children's tales such as ''Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat'', and some contemporary works written especially for the series, like "Timbertwig". Most issues contained a poem or two, as well. The stories were accompanied by lavish colour graphic design, artwork, and inside each issue was an offer to purchase custom made ring binder, binders for the magazine as well as cases to hold the tapes. Each issue of ''Story Teller'' came w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |