Inside a Puppet Theatre
What's the book about?
Step inside a real puppet theatre and meet Ronnie, the friendly puppeteer who shows you around his exciting workplace. You’ll discover all kinds of puppets, learn how they’re designed and made, and see how everyone gets ready for a big show. Along the way, you’ll even pick up ideas for making your own puppets and putting on a performance yourself.
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Reviews
Elizabeth, Age 6
This book is about
It talks about how they make puppets and what a puppeteer does in the theatre. It describes about all the different types of puppets: glove, shadow or string.
The main characters are
Ronnie and the puppets
My favourite part of the book is
Where you get to meet Ronnie and learn all about his job as a puppeteer.
I would also like to say
It is a really good book. This is my first non-fiction book and I have loved reading it, better than all the other books.
Eleanor, Age 6
This book is about
It was about puppets and puppets plays can be at school, at the beach and inside a theatre. Ronnie the puppeteer showed us round the theatre where he works.
The main characters are
Ronnie and the puppets.
My favourite part of the book is
I liked the shadow puppets. The book told us how to make puppets.
I would also like to say
I liked the author's style and it was easy to read and it was well laid out.
Ellie Knight, Age 7
This book is about
People rehearse for a week before the puppet show. There are string puppets and rod puppets, shadow and hand puppets. There is a person who makes clothes for the puppet and a person who designs the puppet.
The main characters are
Ronnie is a puppeteer. Billy a boy puppet. A mouse puppet, Hansel puppet, a monkey puppet and a wizard puppet.
My favourite part of the book is
When the show starts.
I would also like to say
I enjoyed the book.
