Simple instructions, clear diagrams, and full-size traceable patterns will guide you in creating delightful paper-bag puppets, rod puppets for shadow plays, and papier-mache puppets with cloth costumes. Special instructions for dressing and handling puppets, setting up a stage, and writing and produc... read more
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Simple instructions, clear diagrams, and full-size traceable patterns will guide you in creating delightful paper-bag puppets, rod puppets for shadow plays, and papier-mache puppets with cloth costumes. Special instructions for dressing and handling puppets, setting up a stage, and writing and producing your own original show.
Reprint of the Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., New York, 1969 edition.
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