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The Golden Serpent
By Walter Dean Myers. 1980
The Deer and the Woodcutter
By Kim So-Un, Jeong Kyoung-Sim. 2005
When you hear a rooster crow at the break of dawn, remember this story of the lovelorn woodcutter. After a…
deer teaches him how to gain a wife through treachery, the woodcutter finds a bride. But fate soon plays a nasty trick of its own.Based on a well-known Korean folktale, this book is written and illustrated by the same author and illustrator of the bestseller Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Kim So-un and Jeong Kyoung-Sim.Fire and Water
By Barbara Lyons, Betty Rice. 1973
Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on Hawaiian legends told on Maui. It is a…
classic Hawaiian children's book.The setting for this delightful collection of stories is the volcanoes and mountains, the blue seas, white sands, and clear skies of Maui Island in Hawaii-a place as rich in legends and myths as any in the world.Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on legends told on Maui. They have been retold in a style that will appeal to young and old readers alike. Though writing primarily for children, Barbara Lyons has conveyed the conflicts, emotions, and personalities of the characters whose stories have been told and retold by generations of Hawaiians.Readers will meet princesses and shark-men, dragons and owl-gods, as well as ordinary boys and girls in the midst of amazing adventures. In some of the stories, they will learn how Maui traditions began and how any Hawaiian places got their names.The striking illustrations by Maui artist Betty Rice add a new dimension to each story . A pronunciation guide and glossary of Hawaiian words enables the reader to take one step further inside this enchanted world.Kimsesiz Denizkızı Laguna
By Dan Alatorre, Peykan Nebioğlu. 2015
Şirin çizimlerle kaplı resimli bir kitap olan Kimsesiz Deniz kızı Laguna, güç durumda kalmış korsanları yaratıcı bir şekilde kurtarmanın yolunu…
bulmak zorunda olan bir Deniz kızının hikayesini anlatıyor. Başkalarına yardım ederken, yeni arkadaşlar ediniyor.Ebeveynlerin okul öncesi çocuklarına okumaları veya daha büyük çocukların ebeveynlerine okumaları için harika!.Laguna Ou La Sirène Solitaire
By Dan Alatorre, Hanène Baatout. 2015
Livre agréable à lire, illustré de nombreuses images agréables, « Laguna ou la Sirène solitaire » retrace l'histoire d'une jeune…
sirène solitaire qui doit trouver une manière créative de sauver des pirates en détresse. En aidant les autres, elle se fait de nouveaux amis. Idéale pour les parents à lire aux enfants en âge préscolaire ou pour les enfants un peu plus âgés à lire aux parents !Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories
By Salim Martowiredjo, Joan Suyenaga. 2005
Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories…
offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stories and charm our children. Retold for an international audience, these beautifully illustrated stories provide children with an insight into the traditional culture, morals and environment of Indonesia. This book is aimed at children in the five to twelve age group, but readers of all ages, young and old, will find much to enjoy within these pages.Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories
By Salim Martowiredjo, Joan Suyenaga. 2005
Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories…
offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stories and charm our children. Retold for an international audience, these beautifully illustrated stories provide children with an insight into the traditional culture, morals and environment of Indonesia. This book is aimed at children in the five to twelve age group, but readers of all ages, young and old, will find much to enjoy within these pages.Gecko's Complaint: Bilingual Edition
By Ann Martin Bowler, I Gusti Sukanada. 2003
A simple yet absolutely delightful folktale, Gecko's Complaint tells the story of a Gecko who once lived on the island…
we now call Bali, in a jungle dense with flowers and vines. After hundreds of fireflies disturb Gecko's sleep, he complains to kindly Raden, the jungle's lion leader. In his efforts to get to the bottom of Gecko's troubles, Raden discovers all too much complaining and far too many irritable animals. Can Raden help the animals with their troubles? Can peace and happiness return to the jungles of Bali?The Magic Gem
By Kim So-Un, Jeong Kyoung-Sim. 2006
The Magic Gem is a much-loved Korean folk tale that tells the story of why cats and dogs don't get…
along.A poor fisherman wins a fabulous magic gem that grants his every wish before it's lost to a conniving neighbor. His cat and dog manage to recover the gem, but on the way home the dog loses it in the river. The clever cat gets it back and becomes the favored house pet, while the jealous dog gets nothing, which is why dogs and cats don't get along.Malaysian Children's Favorite Stories
By Kay Lyons, Martin Loh. 2004
Retold for an international audience, the beautifully illustrated legends in this book will give children in other countries an insight…
into both the traditional culture and the environment of Malaysia. The country's rich tropical scenery provides the perfect backdrop for these tales, many of which incorporate the indigenous plant and animal life into their story lines. Though the book is aimed at children in the five to twelve age group, readers young and old will find much to love within its pages.Gecko's Complaint: Bilingual Edition
By Ann Martin Bowler, I Gusti Sukanada. 2003
A simple yet absolutely delightful folktale, Gecko's Complaint tells the story of a Gecko who once lived on the island…
we now call Bali, in a jungle dense with flowers and vines. After hundreds of fireflies disturb Gecko's sleep, he complains to kindly Raden, the jungle's lion leader. In his efforts to get to the bottom of Gecko's troubles, Raden discovers all too much complaining and far too many irritable animals. Can Raden help the animals with their troubles? Can peace and happiness return to the jungles of Bali?Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories
By Salim Martowiredjo, Joan Suyenaga. 2005
Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories…
offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stories and charm our children. Retold for an international audience, these beautifully illustrated stories provide children with an insight into the traditional culture, morals and environment of Indonesia. This book is aimed at children in the five to twelve age group, but readers of all ages, young and old, will find much to enjoy within these pages.Balinese Children's Favorite Stories
By Victor Mason, Trina Bohan-Tyrie. 2001
Once upon a time, Ni Diyah Tantri, the beautiful daughter of a chief minister to the king, is summoned to…
the royal chamber. No sooner does she enter the king's apartment than she begins to ply him with tales, each more intriguing than the last, until he is captivated by Ni Diyah Tantri's irrepressible spirit. Balinese Children's Favorite Stories brings to life eleven of Ni Diyah Tantri's best-loved stories in a style which will appeal to children and adults alike.In the same series as the popular Japanese Children's Favorite Stories and Filipino Children's Favorite Stories. Balinese Children's Favorite Stories is narrated with an international audience in mind and illustrated with whimsical watercolors by Trina Bohan-Tyrie.The Deer and the Woodcutter
By Kim So-Un, Jeong Kyoung-Sim. 2005
When you hear a rooster crow at the break of dawn, remember this story of the lovelorn woodcutter. After a…
deer teaches him how to gain a wife through treachery, the woodcutter finds a bride. But fate soon plays a nasty trick of its own.Based on a well-known Korean folktale, this book is written and illustrated by the same author and illustrator of the bestseller Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Kim So-un and Jeong Kyoung-Sim.Laguna, Den Ensamma Sjöjungfrun.
By Dan Alatorre, Nathalie Nilsson. 2015
SAMMANFATTNING AV LAGUNA, DEN ENSAMMA SJÖJUNGFRUN En förtjusande bildbok med många fina bilder, Laguna den ensamma sjöjungfrun är berättelsen om…
en ensam, ung sjöjungfru som måste tänka ut ett kreativt sätt att rädda strandsatta pirater på. Genom att hjälpa andra får hon nya vänner. Mycket bra för föräldrar att läsa för sina förskolebarn eller för lite äldre barn att läsa för sina föräldrar!The Three Little Gators
By Helen Ketteman, Will Terry. 2009
A delightful retelling of the three little pigs story. Three little gators strike out on their own in an east…
Texas swamp. Their mother warns them to build strong houses that can protect them from Big-bottomed Boar, who likes to eat tasty, tender gators for his snack. Soon, First Gator builds himself a nice house out of rocks. Second Gator reckons rocks are too much work, so he builds his house with sticks. And Third Gator's house of sand is the easiest one to build! But soon Big-bottomed Boar shows up. With a bump, bump, bump of the fierce boar's rump, he knocks over Third Gator's house of sand. It doesn't take long for that rump to bump Second Gator's house of sticks. But he can't knock over Third Gator's house of stones, so he tries another way in--through the chimney! Guess what happens to the Boar's rump after that?!The Little Water Sprite
By Anthea Bell, Otfried Preussler, Winnie Gebhardt-Gayler. 1956
One spring day, the little Water Sprite is born in a house of reeds at the bottom of a mill…
pond. Duckweed soup, pickled water fleas, and other dainties are served to celebrate. The little Water Sprite grows up quickly, and soon he is bored of gazing out the window at the newts and fish swimming by. There is a whole new world to see outside his living room, and the little Water Sprite is determined to explore it! In the pond he makes friends with Cyprian the carp and encounters the fearsome nine-eyed lamprey, but his most thrilling adventures await him on dry land.Orca Chief
By Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers. 0799
Orca Chief is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their…
previous collaborations, Raven Brings the Light (2013) and Cloudwalker (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four hunters leave home in the spring to harvest seaweed and sockeye. When they arrive at their fishing grounds, exhaustion makes them lazy and they throw their anchor overboard without care for the damage it might do to marine life or the sea floor. When Orca Chief discovers what the hunters have done, he sends his most powerful orca warriors to bring the men and their boat to his house. The men beg forgiveness for their ignorance and lack of respect, and Orca Chief compassionately sends them out with his pod to show them how to sustainably harvest the ocean's resources. Accompanied by almost exclusively new illustrations by Roy Henry Vickers, this next installment of the Northwest Coast Legends will captivate readers young and old with its vivid imagery and remarkable storytelling.Snow White: An Islamic Tale
By Fawzia Gilani, Shireen Adams. 2013
Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods…
wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince.Set in the heady snow-strewn woodlands of Anatolia by the illustrator Shireen Adams, this tale of flight, friendship, and forgiveness is richly detailed and beautifully brought to life.Snow White is the second book in the Islamic Fairy Tales series, which looks to offer meaningful and faithful variants of these popular worldwide stories.Fawzia Gilani has worked as a teacher, librarian, and school principal in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada since 1993. She is the author of thirty children's books, mostly on the topic of Eid.A Treasury of Japanese Folktales: Bilingual English and Japanese Edition
By Yumi Matsunari, Eiichi Mitsui, Yuri Yasuda, Yoshinobu Sakakura, Yumi Yamaguchi. 2010
Learn Japanese and enjoy folktales at the same time with this whimsically illustrated multicultural children's book!This bilingual edition of A…
Treasury of Japanese Folktales--presented in both English and Japanese--contains 12 of the best Japanese legends and fairy tales, told to generation after generation of Japanese children. Originally written in English by Yuri Yasuda, based on her interpretations of traditional Japanese tales, these charming stories of rich imagination are now accompanied by Japanese text by Yumi Matsunari and Yumi Yamaguchi. The Japanese text includes basic kanji accompanied by furigana to help beginning learners to recognize and learn the characters.Adventures carry us, on turtle-back, to the splendors of the underwater palace of the dragon princess, to the beautiful hills where Kintaro plays with his animal friends, and to a temple where we discover a "tea kettle" that is really a cunning badger in disguise.Executed with great skill and imagination, the 98 color illustrations bring to life the charming characters of these heart-warming tales of old Japan, which include:Shitakiri Suzume, the Tongue-Cut SparrowKintaro, the Strong BoyKaguya Hime, the Luminous PrincessMomotaro, the Peach BoyBunbuku Chagama, the Lucky Cauldron