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Noel MacNeal

10-Minute Puppets Paperback – November 1, 2010

by Noel MacNeal (Author)

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It’s the Swiss Army knife of activity books: how to make puppets anywhere, in ten minutes or less, using everyday materials. And who better to create it than Noel MacNeal, a longtime puppeteer who learned his art from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. MacNeal shows parents and kids how to make 30 puppets using socks, paper bags, napkins, and the most important tools of all―your two hands.

10-Minute Puppets is filled with imaginative ideas, energy, and the pure, childlike pleasure of turning objects into characters. There are finger puppets: Wigglin’ Worm in an Apple, Teeny Ballerina, Little Pachyderm Sock and glove puppets: Crabby Crab and Herb the Plant Cutouts, shadow puppets, and puppets perfect for the spur-of-the moment, like Envelope Bird―make it using a deposit envelope while waiting in line at the bank. With full-color illustrations throughout, the book has step-by-step instructions for each puppet; pages of puppet parts and bodies to cut out and use; how to create simple puppet theaters; plus, a final chapter with ideas for putting on a show, drawing on nursery rhymes, fairy tales, family stories, and more.

So the food is late and your six-year-old is about to lose it. You know what to do: Using a marker and your napkin, make the fashionable Lady Finger and start entertaining. Better yet, pass the marker to your child to create Handford, and the two of you can put on an impromptu dinner show.

Reading age

4 - 12 years
Print length

173 pages
Language

English
Grade level

2 - 6
Dimensions

8.06 x 0.44 x 8.06 inches
Publisher

Workman Publishing Company
Publication date

November 1, 2010
ISBN-10

076115714X
ISBN-13

978-0761157144
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Filled with imaginative ideas and the pure, childlike fun of turning any object into a character, 10-Minute Puppets shows step-by-step how to make 30 puppets, including finger puppets, sock puppets, shadow puppets, and perfect spur-of-the-moment puppets. Includes pages of puppet parts and other templates to cut out and use; plans for six easy puppet theaters; and how to put on a show by drawing from nursery rhymes, fairy tales, family stories, and more.

About the Author

Noel MacNeal is a puppeteer for PBS’s award-winning Sesame Street and a regular performer with the Muppets. He was also the spirit and voice of Bear in the Emmy Award–winning series Bear in the Big Blue House on the Disney Channel. He and his family live in Brooklyn, where he makes puppets and performs for his five-year-old son.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company (November 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 173 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 076115714X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761157144
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.06 x 0.44 x 8.06 inches

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Noel MacNeal launched his career performing on PBS’s award-winning Sesame Street, where he honed his craft with puppetry legends Jim Henson and Frank Oz. He’s been a performer on Sesame Street for almost thirty years and trains puppeteers in Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Jordan, Palesitne, and India and, most recently, Pakistan, for the Sesame Workshop international co-productions of Sesame Street.

For the past decade, Noel has been the spirit and voice of Bear, the gentle and lovable star of the Emmy Award-winning series Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House and the Disney Channel morning series, Breakfast With Bear. In 2003, Noel received a Daytime Emmy Nomination as Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series.

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Steampunk

Fun!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2023

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Outstanding crafts, and easy to understand. Totally love this.

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Christopher Steele

Book was sold as "Like New" but had items cut out of it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2022

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The book is wonderful and strongly recommended. However the seller in this case lied regarding the condition of the book, rendering it useless for intended purpose.

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Jennie Hill

For more than 10 minutes of fun

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2014

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An easy-to-follow how-to eye-opener for those who think puppets have to be as simple as sox with eyes or as evolved as Elmo.
Projects shown require different levels of input and/or expertise. Most are doable even by the short attention span demographic.
The shadow puppet section explained some things we'd never figured out on our own.
The patterns, if you need them, are good; but the do-your-own-thing projects are what attracted us.

5 people found this helpful

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S. Gemme

Wonderful Book!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2011

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I purchased three copies of this book. One for my son, another for my niece, and the other for a friend. This book was the hit of Christmas. The kids loved creating the puppets. Friends would drop by, and the kids would make more puppets with them. It is an unending book of ways to entertain your child.If you purchase this book, you will not be disappointed.

11 people found this helpful

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Toni

Grand kids love this book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2019

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We love love love this book

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