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Ways to 2 Digital Formats characters and events. They use
Have you ever read an “eBook” on a
Tell a tablet computer or a story on a website? costumes, scenery, and music to help
bring a story to life.
If so, you probably know that digital
formats sometimes offer features you You can probably think of several songs
won’t find in a printed book. You might 5 that tell stories all on their own, too.
be able to select a name or place and Such a song might not include dialogue,
be taken to a website with extra but it will include characters and events.
information, pictures, or videos about it. The music and the singer’s voice help set
Some eBooks even have multimedia the mood and convey meaning. A
embedded within them, like music the symphony called “Peter and the Wolf”
author wants readers to listen to during tells a whole fairytale through music. The
certain scenes or chapters. musicians’ instruments play the roles of
Movies, Television, and Plays story characters.
3 People adore stories in the forms of 6 Some paintings and other artworks tell
movies, TV shows, and plays. These stories, as well. The Bayeux (by-YOO)
formats bring characters, dialogue, Tapestry is an embroidered cloth,
settings, and events to life. They often created hundreds of years ago. It tells
feature music that supports the mood the story of a battle for control of
of story scenes, especially the story’s England. Some native people of the
climax. But many people still prefer that Pacific Northwest carved totem poles
special feeling of sitting down with a that feature characters and events from
good printed book. Books allow readers their cultures’ myths and legends.
to use their imaginations. They also
allow authors to show more of what 7 What kind of storytelling
characters are thinking than a typical form is your favorite?
play or film would. There’s almost
unlimited room for the author to
provide readers with descriptions and
background information. Often, this kind
of information is provided in a foreword
at the beginning of the book, but in
some books it can be found throughout.
Music and Other Art Forms
4 Is it hard to imagine telling a story
through dance? Think about famous
ballets, such as The Nutcracker. Like
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