Harold and the Purple Crayon - Seattle Children's Theatre

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BOOKSLots of books tell stories by combining words with pictures.Picture books like Harold and the Purple Crayon do this, ofcourse. So do comic books. They are almost always drawn byhand. Today, people of all ages read comics. Japanese comicbooks, called manga, are very popular all over the world. Comicbooks that tell longer and more complex stories are calledgraphic novels.This little guy is Fone Bone, one of the characters from Bone, afamous graphic novel by Jeff Smith. He spent 13 years writing and drawing the book. The book is1,342 pages long.STAGEMost of the things you see on stage, like sets, puppets andclothes, are drawn before they are built. Melanie Burgess,a costume designer, drew this sketch for Seattle Children’sTheatre’s play Harold and the Purple Crayon. It shows theporcupine puppet and the costume for one of thestorytellers. Over on the right, the designer has attachedsmall pieces of fabric, called swatches, to show what kindof materials and what colors should be used to make theclothes.STREETPeople draw and paint for all sorts of reasons: to makesomething beautiful, to create a new world, or a newstory, or have an adventure. Drawings can make peoplelaugh – they can also make people angry. Often people draw to leave a mark on the world. Somepeople draw and paint on buildings, trains and trucks and other things without permission. Thiskind of drawing is called graffiti, or sometimes, street art, and it is against the law.This is a picture called Return of the Three Funny Types,which was painted on a wall by ces53, a street artistfrom Holland. Would you be happy or angry if somebodypainted a picture like this on your wall withoutpermission?A lot has changed in the world since people first began to draw pictures on cave walls thirtythousand years ago. Today many complicated machines help us express our thoughts, feelingsand stories. But drawing by hand, creating new things the way Harold does with his crayon, is asimportant as it has ever been.16
WORDS THAT MIGHT BE NEW TO YOUdaydreams - a pleasant wish or hope you have while you are awakedestination - a place where somebody or something is going or must goelevation - height above a locationextraordinary - very unusual and deserving attention because of being wonderful, excellent,strange, or shockinginterplanetary - situated or happening between the planetskeel - the main structural element of a ship, stretching along the centerline of its bottom fromthe front to the backrigging - the ropes, wires, and pulleys that control the sails of a boatrudder - a pivoting blade under the water that steers a boat or shipLike the sun and moon ascend... - to go upward, usually vertically or into the air...such a different dimension to see... - level of realityPeople are moving, directionless with disregard... - a lack of respectThese waves out before me are fraught with adventure. - filledNothing here will hinder you. - slow, hold back or blockI’ll take this pie to Kalamazoo. - a city in southwestern MichiganSo many possibilities... - things that could happenWhat’s this new place that I’ve found – serendipity! - a natural gift for making useful discoveriesby accidentThere’s no getting over a huge supernova. - explosion of a large star that is 10 to 100 milliontimes brighter than the SunWe all tender you our blessings. - give in payment toShiver me timbers! - large pieces of wood used in the framework of a wooden shipCREATURES THAT HAROLD MEETS ON HIS ADVENTUREScrabcyclopsdragonjellyfishmooseporcupinepuffer fishsharkwhale17
Page 1 and 2: EDUCATOR RESOURCE GUIDEHarold and t
Page 3 and 4: SYNOPSISHarold is a creative little
Page 5 and 6: ReadingScienceCommunicationState St
Page 7 and 8: WHERE IT ALL BEGANWe asked Auston J
Page 9 and 10: A CHAT WITH STEFAN GRUBER, ANIMATOR
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Page 14 and 15: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?When H
Page 19 and 20: BOOKLISTFor Children & Young Adults

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