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Beatrice Bowles
"Your stories are mind boggling, mysterious and off the wall." David, age 11, Bank

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"What Grows in Heaven?" Beatrice Bowles storytellling at Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma

Sep.16.2009

"What Grows in Heaven?" Beatrice Bowles storytellling at Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma

Your kids will love this! Amid Cornerstone Gardens' world-class gathering of garden experts with creative solutions to our global challenges, hear AWARD WINNING STORYTELLER BEATRICE BOWLES spin stories of amazing eternal adventures in survival. Fun, mysterious and sometimes scary, these wonder tales will thrill adult listeners too. Celebrate art, food and wine amid gorgeous contemporary horticultural exhibits. $15. for one day pass.

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PUBLISHED: Dec.01.2008

Heaven's a Garden in the Heart

Five wild world wonder tales of Heaven as a garden under siege from within and without. Open children's minds to the deep likenesses and splendid differences between cultures' visions. Gorgeous full color flower photos on every page by Ted Kipping, photographer extraordinaire.

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PUBLISHED: Dec.01.2008

Spark Catchers

Spunky young saviors must face some of the worst-tempered villains imaginable! In these five classic wonder tales-- "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle," "The Little Man No Bigger Than Your Thumb with Mustaches Seven Miles Long," "The Big Bad Giant and Mollie Whuppie,” “Marushka & the Twelve Months." Then soothe your soul with the...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.04.2002

Heaven's a Garden in the Heart

Who owns Heaven? Or are there many Heavens? Five stories from different cultures describe Heaven as a garden of delight--but one with enemies from both inside and out. Told side by side, these classic Norse, Chinese, Greek, Native Alaskan, and Middle European wonder tales reveal that spiritual systems- whether they know and admit it or not--share deep similarities beneath their...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.08.1998

Spider Secrets: Stories of Spiders

Brought alive by storyteller Beatrice Bowles, five classic tales from Asia, Africa and America feature mythic spiders including the kindly Cloudspinner who defeats a hungry serpent, intrepid Grandmother Spider who manages to enlightens the whole world, and Anansi whose Hat Shaking Dance is seriously silly. Connections between the stories reveal archetypal survival strategies...

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PUBLISHED: Feb.08.1995

“Celebrating Common Ground: Storytelling in Children’s Gardens,”

Description of my design of cross-cultural storytelling programs for urban children in San Francisco's Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Pioneeering efforts supported by the Garden's Education Department helped create events for children and their families whiich connected diverse cultures and deepened children's understanding of nature. Celebrations of the seasons linked...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.10.2007

Spark Catchers

These classic stories from five different cultures share a common theme: the struggles of a small or young protagonist against mighty opposing forces. In "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle," "The Little Man No Bigger Than Your Thumb with Mustaches Seven miles Long," "The Twelve Months," and "Mollie Whuppie," you will meet some of...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.29.2007

Spark Catchers

Five tales from diverse traditions about resilience of spirit

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PUBLISHED: Jun.12.2006

Heaven's a Garden in the Heart

Five ways of viewing Heaven with its internal dramas and eternal enemies including myths from Norse, Chinese, Greek, Native Alaskan and European traditions. In original musical settings by composer Sarta MacLean.

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PUBLISHED: Feb.22.1996

"A Child's Inheritance", in 'Secret Gardens.' Editor, Rosemary Verey

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Sep.09.2008 - 11:17 pm

Bea Reasonable!

My first response to this issue was a blast of rage. Here's my next. If life begins at conception, why do some people act --and try to set policy --as if life ends at birth? ...

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Oct.21.2010 - 9:58 am

In response to: Clarke's: A Journal of The Arts

Steven Pain

Steven: With such a delicious, graceful comment on Clarke's Journal of the Arts, that, naturally, I want to read more...

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Image Gallery: Glimpses of paradise

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About Beatrice

Beatrice Bowles lives and writes in San Francisco. Through her company, Harmony Hill Productions, www.harmonyhill.com, she produces storybooks of wonder tales from for children. In her stories, listeners and readers discover deep likenesses between diverse...

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Causes Beatrice Bowles Supports

Plowshares, Children of Shelters, The Garden Conservancy, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Earthjustice

Beatrice Bowles"Your stories are mind boggling, mysterious and off the wall." David, age 11, Bank

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"Your stories are mind boggling, mysterious and off the wall." David, age 11, Bank