Folktales on Stage is a collection of reader"s theater scripts for young readers, adapted by award-winning children"s author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. The scripts may be freely copied for educational, noncommercial purposes. While aiming mostly at ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading levels. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of numerous children"s books and magazine stories, as well as three books on reader"s theater, "Stories on Stage," "Folktales on Stage," and "Readers on Stage." He spent five years as a professional actor in reader"s theater, performing in schools and conducting workshops for teachers, librarians, and students. He now hosts Aaron Shepard"s RT Page, the Web"s most popular reader"s theater destination, with visits by thousands of teachers and librarians each week.