Describes ways to integrate storytelling into outdoor education programs. Discusses use of storytelling to teach history, culture, concepts, or values; stimulate imagination; learn new words; set a mood; encourage listener participation; and foster caring attitudes about the environment. (LFL)

This book provides the basic knowledge to be able to tell stories. The stories presented target children in preschool through sixth grade. Following an introduction which considers the value of storytelling in culture and in education, the first chapter explains how to use the book and introduces the "telling guide," which appears…