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Early prose translation (1926) from the Old English by the esteemed Oxford classicist and author of The Lord of the…
Rings (DB 47486, 47487, 47488) trilogy. This volume, edited by Tolkien's son Christopher, also contains extensive commentary on the text and its world, and a short tale by the author. Some violence. 1926
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far…
away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid. For preschool-grade 2
Upon hearing a swamp monster's splashing, rumbling approach, a boy hides in a tree, where he is soon joined by…
his sister, brother, two cousins, and even the monster itself, until Ma arrives to bring them all home to bed. For grades K-3
A retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales about Sigurd the Völsung and the fate of Gudrún's…
family, the Niflungs. First publication, with an introduction and commentary by Christopher Tolkien, his father's literary executor. 2009
Some little ones want to be princesses; others want to be dragons. The message of this book is that you…
can actually be both! There are lots of things you can be: a little wild, a little sweet. A little polite, a little troublesome. A little dainty, a little dragony. For preschool-grade 2
A raucous rhyming read-aloud about fantastical beasts. Sam isn't all that thrilled with her new hamster, and she would much…
rather have an exotic pet. She imagines what it would be like to have a unicorn, hippogriff, chupacabra, and jackalope, among many others. While the wow factor of owning such beasts is undeniable, Sam also considers their less desirable traits. For preschool-grade 2
A rhyming bilingual fairy tale about a girl who must detect a pea beneath a mountain of mattresses if she…
is to marry the prince. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the text. For preschool-grade 2
A collection of stories by Black women writers from across the spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy,…
magical realism, and Afrofuturism. Includes stories from, among others, Jewelle Gomez, Eden Royce, Nicole Sconiers, Morgan Christie, Vernita Hall, Stefani Cox, and Leila Green. 2019
Presents facts learned from fossilized evidence of dinosaur species that roamed the North American continent millions of years ago, like…
the Stegosaurus of Colorado. Discusses size, eating habits, head crests, skull shapes, tail clubs, raptor claws, and dinosaur descendants. For grades 3-6. 2009
This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us an insight into the creation of the mythology of…
Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world - those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by C. S. Lewis, who read the poem in 1929. 2002.
Long ago Grendel, a ferocious monster, terrorized the Danes until Beowulf, a valiant Anglo-Saxon warrior, vanquished him. A narrative interpretation…
based on the Old English epic poem. For grades 5-8. 1968
This collection of eight poems and ten stories relates tales of the well-known mystical beast in both medieval and traditional…
settings. The story "Unicorn Tapestry" was inspired by two famous unicorn tapestries, the Hunt of the Unicorn and the Lady with the Unicorn. For grades 4-7 and older readers
Five poems and eight stories about dragons by Jane Yolen, who precedes each with an introductory note about the piece.…
The collection includes "Why Dragons?" "The Dragon's Boy," "The Making of Dragons," and "Here There Be Dragons." For grades 4-7 and older readers
In this story told in rhyme, a young boy, Morris McGurk, imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts that he…
will have in his Circus McGurkus, the world's greatest show. For grades K-3. 1956
Amiable dragons, disconsolate dragons, mechanical dragons, imaginary dragons, and nasty dragons a half-inch high are all found in this delightful…
collection of seventeen dragon poems. For grades K-3 and older readers
"This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated…
by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. 'Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people -- a selection [of verses] offered as an 'interim report' to those interested in Hobbit-lore, and to any others who may find amusement in this mixed bag of old confections.' One of the most intriguing characters in The Lord of the Rings, the amusing and enigmatic Tom Bombadil, also appears in verses said to have been written by Hobbits and preserved in the 'Red Book' with stories of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and their friends. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil collects these and other poems, mainly concerned with legends and jests of the Shire at the end of the Third Age. This special edition has been expanded to include earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, and comprehensive notes by acclaimed Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond." -- Provided by publisher