Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General

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The Magic Horse is the story of two brothers, one skilled in the practical arts, and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the King, announces a competition to produce "interesting and useful devices" - the entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be only a simple wooden horse - apparently of little value. But, when Prince Tambal looks more closely, he discovers that the horse is able to magically transport its...

Set against a backdrop of years gone by, Der Erlkoenig brings readers the tale of a father and son making their way through life in the only way they know how: carving out the path of the humble woodsman. But what yet awaits them, stalking between the trees and creeping through the shadows, will bring their greatest fears to light.

Follow this small family on their harrowing journey through the encroaching night, and discover the unknown that weakens even the hardiest of souls. Prepare to meet the lurker that seeks the unwary and lost: the Erlkoenig.

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that -- just because they have not seen it before -- they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by demonstration, the boy helps them overcome their fears.

This story is part of an oral tradition from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. In an entertaining way, it introduces children to an interesting aspect of human behavior and so enables them to recognize it in their daily...

The story of The Farmer's Wife tells how a woman first loses an apple in a hole in the ground, and then attempts a series of efforts to get it back. Children enjoy learning to repeat the sequence from memory, and when the story takes a sudden turn, contrary to all expectations, they also learn important lessons on how to resolve problems creatively.

The strikingly beautiful illustrations by Rose Mary Santiago invoke the origins of the story -- this traditional story has been told for hundreds of years in the Middle East and Central Asia -- while at the same time lending a...

A thousand years ago, in the Celtic kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between the meals, when bellies were stuffed and spirits high, the storyteller rose and spun his tales of times long past. 

 

He told of lords, bold and generous. He told of ladies, grand and glorious. He told of friends, brave and faithful. But of all he told about, no friend was more reliable than Manawydan, son of Llyr. No lady was...

Mir krasoty is the Russian language edition of Tales from Pavlysh: A World of Beauty. It contains 19 little tales from Sukhomlinsky's Ethics Anthology, a collection of over 500 stories designed to promote thought about values. The stories have been beautifully illustrated by students from Ukraine and Belarus. All the stories in this short selection are about beauty, and how people perceive it and relate to it. The colourful illustrations are a feature of this book. Over 2000 pictures were entered in a competition to illustrate the 19 stories, and the pictures...

Tales from Pavlysh: A World of Beauty contains 19 little tales from Sukhomlinsky's Ethics Anthology, a collection of over 500 stories designed to promote thought about values. The stories have been translated into English by Alan Cockerill, and beautifully illustrated by students from Ukraine and Belarus. All the stories in this short selection are about beauty, and how people perceive it and relate to it. The colourful illustrations are a feature of this book. Over 2000 pictures were entered in a competition to illustrate the 19 stories, and the pictures chosen for this...

Meide Shijie is the Chinese language edition of Tales from Pavlysh: A World of Beauty. It contains 19 little tales from Sukhomlinsky's Ethics Anthology, a collection of over 500 stories designed to promote thought about values. The stories have been beautifully illustrated by students from Ukraine and Belarus. All the stories in this short selection are about beauty, and how people perceive it and relate to it. The colourful illustrations are a feature of this book. Over 2000 pictures were entered in a competition to illustrate the 19 stories, and the pictures...