Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears, joins storytellers, Jasmin Cardenas and John Sessler, from the Kohl McCormick StoryBus in a literacy adventure at the North Avenue Day Nursery in Chicago. As “Papa Bea,r” Ditka made the classic children's tale of The Three Bears come alive for the youngsters.
Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears, helped make the StoryBus exhibit of The Three Bears come alive for youngsters as he joins them in creative play as “Papa Bear.”
Senator Jeff Schoenberg of Illinois shows his commitment to education and literacy when he joined in the telling of The Three Bears at the Evanston Day Nursery. As “Papa Bear,” the Senator made the classic children's tale of The Three Bears come alive for the youngsters.
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Mary Ellen Caron, Commissioner
of the Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services,
is a guest storyteller with the StoryBus educators
at the Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago on Thursday,
August 4, 2005. Mary Ellen Caron (center) joins StoryBus educators Coleen Stewart (left) and Belinda Cervantes in an animated bilingual storytelling of The Little Red Hen. Photo by Callie Lipkin |
Photo by Callie Lipkin
Following an animated bilingual storytelling of The Little Red Hen, Caron joins the youngsters in the Red Hen's kitchen on the StoryBus, which is filled with interactive exhibits to transport the children into the world of the story. StoryBus is designed to build an enthusiasm for reading among young children by making literature come alive.
Henry Godinez, Goodman Theatre's Resident
Artistic Associate and
award-winning director, joins StoryBus educators (and sisters) Belinda
and
Maritza Cervantes in a bilingual telling of Eric Kimmel's The Runaway
Tortilla. This Spanish twist on the classic children's tale The Gingerbread
Man was presented to families during the Chicago Humanities Festival
at the
Mexican Fine Arts Museum in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Award winning author Jim Aylesworth captivates children
with his vivid storytelling of Goldilocks and the Three
Bears.
Mayor Michael Belsky of Highland Park
tells the story of The Three Bears with
Wally, the musical frog from Ribbee
Dibbee Doo, joins the StoryBus educators in the |
