Download or read book The Master Puppeteer written by Katherine Paterson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1989-03-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yosida, is determined to find out, even at risk to his own life. Meamwhile, Jiro devotes himself to learning puppetry. Kinshi, the puppet master's son, tutors him. When his sheltered life at the theater is shattered by mobs of hungry, rioting peasants, Jiro becomes aware of responsibilities greater that his craft. As he schemes to help his friend Kinshi and to find his own parent, Jiro stumbles onto a dangerous and powerful secret....
Download or read book The Puppeteer s Apprentice written by D. Anne Love and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mouse works in the scullery at Dunston Manor, peeling onions, stirring the pots, sweeping the floors, and doing her best not to get into trouble with the fractious cook. Alone at night in the dark corner she calls home, she wishes for something wondrous to happen and dreams of a better life. But what chance does she have, a girl born with nothing, not even a proper name? Then Mouse sees a puppet play and knows at once what she must do. Somehow she must learn to make the puppets dance. Somehow she must become the puppeteer's apprentice. But the puppeteer is harboring some uncomfortable secrets, and Mouse doesn't know whether she has the courage it takes to fulfill her dreams. How Mouse finds her place in the world, and a very special name, is the heart of this thoroughly absorbing and remarkable story set in medieval England.
Download or read book The Puppeteer s Daughters written by Heather Newton and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A 2022 FOREWORD REVIEWS BOOK AWARD FINALIST* A new novel by the award-winning author of Under the Mercy Trees. Famed puppeteer and master manipulator Walter Gray surprises his three daughters by announcing there is a fourth at his 80th birthday party. An incomplete paternity test—and a will that places a condition on each daughter’s inheritance—suggest that the missing daughter isn’t a figment of his dementia. Jane, the eldest, is tired of her father’s eccentricities. She remembers the scarcity of her childhood and doesn’t want another sister to share the birthright. Rosie, born out of wedlock, sees the missing sister as her key to acceptance as a full member of the puppeteer’s family. Cora, the youngest, born after Walter achieved fame and fortune, is most concerned with extricating herself from running Walter’s company so that she can pursue her own life. The sisters each knew a different version of their enigmatic father, but all grew up in the presence of fairy tales acted out with marionettes and shadow puppets. If they are to find the fourth daughter and claim the legacy their father has left them, the three must confront their fractured relationships with their father and each other. Infused with fairy tales that sometimes spill magic into the sisters’ real lives, The Puppeteer’s Daughters is a stunningly-woven family saga about the cost and rewards of claiming a creative life.
Download or read book The Puppeteer s Daughters written by Heather Newton and published by Keylight Books. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three daughters of a famed and eccentric puppeteer must confront their family divisions and tenuous relationships with their father and each other when, sinking into dementia, he announces there is a fourth daughter in this powerful story of family, ambition, and legacy.
Download or read book An Unreliable Man written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creative genius of Jostein Gaarder, author of modern classic Sophie's World, comes a novel about loneliness and the power of words Jakop is a lonely man. Divorced from his wife, with no friends apart from his constant companion Pelle, he spends his life attending the funerals of people he doesn't know, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies. As his addiction spirals out of control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection. An Unreliable Man is a moving and thought-provoking novel about loneliness and truth, about seeking a place in the world, and about how storytelling gives our lives meaning. Decades after his global bestseller Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder has written a poignant and funny book for our times - full of life and hope. Praise for Sophie's World 'A TOUR DE FORCE' Time 'EXTRAORDINARY' Newsweek 'A UNIQUE POPULAR CLASSIC' The Times 'A SIMPLY WONDERFUL, IRRESISTIBLE BOOK' Daily Telegraph
Download or read book The Most Excellent Book of How to Be a Puppeteer written by Roger Lade and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to create puppets, including shadow puppets, marionettes, and glove puppets, and simple stages to use them on.
Download or read book The Contortionist written by Kathryn Ann Kingsley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cora Glass's humdrum existence as a bank teller flips upside down when a long-abandoned circus mysteriously returns to life. But the entry fee to this big top show is far more than Cora bargained for. A deal struck. A soul...stuck. As Harrow Faire shines a spotlight on Cora, she discovers there are far more secrets in that three-ring nightmare than she could possibly imagine. Trapped in the world of the fiendish and alluring man known as the Puppeteer, Cora finds herself caught in a war between him and the reclusive Mr. Harrow. Both parties will stop at nothing-- even murder-- to get what they want. And what they want... is her.
Download or read book UI Testing with Puppeteer written by Dario Kondratiuk and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Write fail-safe automation tests, device emulation, and browser automation using Puppeteer’s Google-powered API Key FeaturesGet up and running with Puppeteer and discover best practices for automation testingAutomate your modern web applications using Jest and Mocha with PuppeteerGenerate screenshots using Puppeteer and find out how they can be used for UI regression testsBook Description Puppeteer is an open source web automation library created by Google to perform tasks such as end-to-end testing, performance monitoring, and task automation with ease. Using real-world use cases, this book will take you on a pragmatic journey, helping you to learn Puppeteer and implement best practices to take your automation code to the next level! Starting with an introduction to headless browsers, this book will take you through the foundations of browser automation, showing you how far you can get using Puppeteer to automate Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. You’ll then learn the basics of end-to-end testing and understand how to create reliable tests. You’ll also get to grips with finding elements using CSS selectors and XPath expressions. As you progress through the chapters, the focus shifts to more advanced browser automation topics such as executing JavaScript code inside the browser. You’ll learn various use cases of Puppeteer, such as mobile devices or network speed testing, gauging your site’s performance, and using Puppeteer as a web scraping tool. By the end of this UI testing book, you’ll have learned how to make the most of Puppeteer’s API and be able to apply it in your real-world projects. What you will learnUnderstand browser automation fundamentalsExplore end-to-end testing with Puppeteer and its best practicesApply CSS Selectors and XPath expressions to web automationDiscover how you can leverage the power of web automation as a developerEmulate different use cases of Puppeteer such as network speed tests and geolocationGet to grips with techniques and best practices for web scraping and web content generationWho this book is for The book is for QA engineers, testing professionals, and frontend web developers alike who want to perform end-to-end testing using Google's developer tools. Web developers who want to learn how to use Puppeteer for generating content, scraping websites, and evaluating website performance will also find this book useful. Although knowledge of Node.js isn’t necessary, basic JavaScript knowledge will assist with understanding the concepts covered.
Download or read book The Clown written by Kathryn Ann Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A friendly face and laughing heart...will be what tears her soul apart. Finally accepting that there would be no leaving Harrow Faire, Cora sets out to try to find her new way of life as part of the Family. With that comes her slow acceptance of her attraction toward and, even worse, her feelings for the Puppeteer. But just as things seemed to be falling into a pattern, things turn upside down--seemingly literally--as Harrow Faire enters "the Inversion." And her troubles don't end there when the mute Clown takes a keen interest in her. One that she doesn't understand until it's too late. Mr. Harrow took her from her life to become the Contortionist. But it seems...the Faire itself has other plans. __________________ If you're drawn to compelling villains and sinister love stories, The Clown--book three of the Harrow Faire series by Kathryn Ann Kingsley--is your next book obsession! Dark fantasy and occult horror blend seamlessly with romance in this gripping page-turner!
Download or read book Puppet Master written by Joanne Owen and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From riches to rags, Milena is growing up in the city of Prague at the turn of the twentieth century. Her parents' once prosperous theatre lies in disrepair and her life seems to be in ruins, and has been since that fateful night her father died in a tragic accident and Milena's beautiful, talented Mother went missing. No trace of her has been found. But Milena has never lost hope that she will come back. The day she meets the flamboyant Puppet Master and his menacing protégés, the twins Zdenko and Zdenka, under the shadow of Prague's famous Astronomical Clock in the Old Town square is, coincidentally, the date of her mother's birthday. And it's the day Milena's grandmother chooses to reveal to her the story of her ancestors... and of her legacy. Or perhaps it's not such a coincidence. Joanne Owen's debut novel skilfully mingles the legends of Bohemia in a story rich in the traditions of circus, theatre and magic, all set in a city waiting to lay bare a myriad of secrets. Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2009 and the Carnegie Medal.
Download or read book The Puppeteer s Wayang written by Muhammad Haji Salleh and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jim Henson written by Hannah Isbell and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Henson created some of the most well-known and beloved characters, stories, and songs of the 20th century, making his name synonymous with children's entertainment. From Kermit the Frog to The Dark Crystal, his creative legacy has impacted children for two generations with no sign of stopping. Through vibrant, full-color illustrations, easy-to-follow text, and direct quotes, students will learn how one man used his talent for art, music, and performance not only to entertain children and adults around the world, but also to change the way kids learn.
Download or read book The Unseelie Throne written by Kathryn Ann Kingsley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the prize is death, some games are better lost than won.If she loses, she becomes his queen, and he unleashes war across Earth and Tir n'Aill alike. If she wins, he dies. The answer seems clear. But then why can't she bring herself to want victory? The longer Abigail wanders through his Maze of Shadows, the less sure she becomes of anything-allies, enemies, wrong, right, evil, good, hate...and love. With every twist and turn, her heart is more fully trapped in his snare. Facing the choice of whether to win-and kill the Bloody Prince-or lose and become his queen, Abigail can't decide which is worse. In fact, she is starting to think that she might no longer want to win at all. No matter the cost.
Download or read book Splendors and Glooms written by Laura Amy Schlitz and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her sorcery to a Victorian gothic thriller — an enthralling, darkly comic tale that would do Dickens proud. The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini’s act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack — adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara’s life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara’s whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini’s criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini’s ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it’s too late. Newbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz’s Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and the brilliant and bewitching storytelling that is her trademark.
Download or read book The Puppeteer written by Brian O'Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankie Waters gets a surprising request from his dying uncle; to investigate a horrific crime that happened many years ago. Frankie recruits the beautiful Evie to help on his adventure, but they come to realize they are in way over their heads. They begin to suspect a far right media mogul, who happens to be one of the most influential people in Washington D.C. And that influence is about to grow, as he¿s found some radioactive information on the one man with more power than he: The President of the United States.
Download or read book The Puppeteer s Library Guide The historical background of puppetry and its related fields written by J. Frances Crothers and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Book of Puppetry written by George Latshaw and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert guide explains how to construct several types of puppets and presents exercises for developing distinctive voices, learning puppet movement. Includes stage design, writing plays, directing productions, more. Over 150 black-and-white illustrations.
