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Russian Fairy Tales
ISBN: 9780394730905 / Angielski / Miękka / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. Beautifully illustrated, the more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination. Translated by Norbert GutermanIllustrated by Alexander Alexeieff With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part... The most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniq... |
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99,74 zł |
The Tailypo: A Ghost Story
ISBN: 9780395300848 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off his tail and had it for dinner.
A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off his tail and had it for dinner.
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43,32 zł |
Polar Bear Son
ISBN: 9780395975671 / Angielski / Miękka / 37 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A whimsical tale in which an old Eskimo-Inuit woman adopts an orphan polar bear cub that provides food for her as it grows up. When the men of the village grow jealous of the animal's superior hunting ability and decide to kill it, she sends it away. . . . Illustrated in muted pastel colors, the pictures capture this stark, yet beautiful, winter world" ("School Library Journal"). Full color.
"A whimsical tale in which an old Eskimo-Inuit woman adopts an orphan polar bear cub that provides food for her as it grows up. When the men of the vi...
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38,99 zł |
The Bossy Gallito / El Gallo de Bodas (Bilingual): A Traditional Cuban Folktale
ISBN: 9780439067577 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erase una vez un gallito mandOn que iba muy limpiecito a la boda de su tIo Perico... Hasta que se ensuciO y quiso que todos lo ayudarAn a volver a estar limpiecito. Un libro muy divertido en inglEs y espaNol que deleitarA tanto a grandes como a chicos.
Erase una vez un gallito mandOn que iba muy limpiecito a la boda de su tIo Perico... Hasta que se ensuciO y quiso que todos lo ayudarAn a volver a est...
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30,31 zł |
The Lizard and the Sun / La Lagartija Y El Sol
ISBN: 9780440415312 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A long, long time ago in ancient Mexico, the sun disappeared. Everything was dark, and the people were afraid. The animals decided to search for the sun through the fields and forests, rivers and lakes. But the sun was nowhere to be found. At last the animals stopped looking - all except the lizard. This is the story of a brave little lizard who would not give up until she had brought back light and warmth to everyone.
Hace mucho, muchisimo tiempo, en el Mexico antiguo, el sol desparecio. Todo la tierra se obscurecio y la gente tenia miedo. Los animales salieron en busca de sol por los... A long, long time ago in ancient Mexico, the sun disappeared. Everything was dark, and the people were afraid. The animals decided to search for the s...
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38,99 zł |
Doña Flor
ISBN: 9780440417682 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dona Flor, una senora gigante, vive en un pueblo pequenito. Los vecinos
la adoran y ella adora a sus vecinos. Deja que los ninos utilicen las flores de su jardin como trompetas y las tortillas como balsas. A Dona Flor le encanta leer y con frecuencia puedes verla rodeada de ninos que escuchan atentos las historias de sus libros. Un dia un tremendo aullido de animal proveniente de las afueras del pueblo asusta a todos, incluida a Dona Flor. Quiere proteger a sus queridos vecinos y con ayuda de sus amigos los animales, se dirige hacia la meseta mas alta, en busca de la terrible fiera.... Dona Flor, una senora gigante, vive en un pueblo pequenito. Los vecinos
la adoran y ella adora a sus vecinos. Deja que los ninos utilicen las flor... |
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38,99 zł |
The Olive Fairy Book
ISBN: 9780486219080 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. But all of the stories are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and their heroes -- the Green Knight who is saved by a soup made from nine snakes, the lovely Dorani who flies every night to fairyland, the king who understands the language of the animals -- will be welcome to children and grown-ups alike.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to... The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. But all of the st...
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64,83 zł |
Rapunzel
ISBN: 9780525456070 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Surely among the most original and gifted of children's book illustrators, Paul O. Zelinsky has once again with unmatched emotional authority, control of space, and narrativecapability brought forth a unique vision for an age-old tale. Few artists at work today can touch the level at which his paintings tell a story and exert their hold.
Zelinsky's retelling of Rapunzel reaches back beyond the Grimms to a late-seventeenth-century French tale by Mlle. la Force, who based hers on the Neapolitan tale Petrosinella in a collection popular at the time. The artist understands the... Surely among the most original and gifted of children's book illustrators, Paul O. Zelinsky has once again with unmatched emotional authority, control...
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86,69 zł |
La Gallinita Roja (the Little Red Hen)
ISBN: 9780590449274 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a charming version of the classic story of the little red hen that no one will help plant and mill her grain of wheat or bake bread with the flour. She teaches an important lesson about responsibility and sharing when everyone wants to help her eat the bread.
This is a charming version of the classic story of the little red hen that no one will help plant and mill her grain of wheat or bake bread with the f...
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21,64 zł |
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
ISBN: 9780590473705 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tradition of Hamilton's The People Could Fly and In the Beginning, a dramatic new collection of 25 compelling tales from the female African American storytelling tradition. Each story focuses on the role of women--both real and fantastic--and their particular strengths, joys and sorrows. Full-color illustrations.
In the tradition of Hamilton's The People Could Fly and In the Beginning, a dramatic new collection of 25 compelling tales from the female African Ame...
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112,71 zł |
Ambrose the Whale: A Novel for Children and Adults
ISBN: 9780595270910 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The princess of Cambodia has to choose (don't we all) between a safe but boring life and a life of exciting risk. Aided by the splash of Ambrose the whale, she embarks on a quest which leads to encounters with a piratical whaling captain, a young sailor, a legion of miniature Vikings, an army of fighting squids, a great white whale (Moby Dick), and a war to liberate the Thrallbeggars (as the miniature Vikings are called) from being the snack food of the ocean, before she finds an answer. In all this, Ambrose is her indispensable friend.
The princess of Cambodia has to choose (don't we all) between a safe but boring life and a life of exciting risk. Aided by the splash of Ambrose the w...
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43,14 zł |
Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young
ISBN: 9780595299782 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,16 zł |
Footsteps on the Stairs
ISBN: 9780595348008 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, 1982.
Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, 1982.
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51,82 zł |
The Bride Who Argued with God: Tales from the Treasury of Jewish Folklore
ISBN: 9780595405671 / Angielski / Miękka / 385 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ."A delightfully engaging anthology, and the theme of love and relationships is very pertinent to my middle school students. The work is scholarly, authoritative, wide in scope. Most importantly, It is just fun to read My school library colleagues in elementary through high school will find it a valuable addition to their folktale collections."
-Betsy Kahn, School Librarian ."The richest and most resonant tales from .Jewish literature and folklore.Illuminating annotations.But the real glory is the sheer pleasure of hearing a tale well told. .Truly, a book of light. -Jonathan... ."A delightfully engaging anthology, and the theme of love and relationships is very pertinent to my middle school students. The work is scholarly, au...
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99,52 zł |
Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young
ISBN: 9780595660971 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An epic introduction to Norse mythology for students of all ages.
Based on the research of the 19th century Swedish poet and scholar, Viktor Rydberg, "Our Fathers' Godsaga" retells the mythology of Northern Europe in chronological order from Creation to Ragnarok. These are tales told by Vikings, epic tales of gods and giants, elves and dwarves, and of how their interaction and wars affect the first generations of human beings in the North. Based on a comprehensive examination of the source material, including the Icelandic Eddas and Sagas, this is likely the way Germanic mythology... An epic introduction to Norse mythology for students of all ages.
Based on the research of the 19th century Swedish poet and scholar, Viktor Rydber... |
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112,53 zł |
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale
ISBN: 9780670133697 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With vibrant colors and bold geometric forms, Gerald McDermott brilliantly captures the stylized look of Pueblo Indian art in this Caldecott Award-winning retelling of an ancient legend. A young boy searches for his father, but before he can claim his heritage he must first prove his worthiness by passing through the four ceremonial chambers: the kiva of lions, the kiva of snakes, the kiva of bees, and the kiva of lightning. Striking in its simplicity and grace, Arrow to the Sun vividly evokes the Native American reverence for the source of all life--the Solar Fire. Winner of the...
With vibrant colors and bold geometric forms, Gerald McDermott brilliantly captures the stylized look of Pueblo Indian art in this Caldecott Award-win...
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86,69 zł |
English Fairy Tales: Illustrated by John Batten
ISBN: 9780679428091 / Angielski / Twarda / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of 87 classic English fairy tales, with black-and-white illustrations throughout by John Batten.
A collection of 87 classic English fairy tales, with black-and-white illustrations throughout by John Batten.
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91,07 zł |
American Tall Tales
ISBN: 9780679800897 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The perfect addition to every family's home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America's first folk heroes in nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories. Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell "ten white pines with a single swing"; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York's biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could "outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint"; and other uniquely American characters, together in one...The perfect addition to every family's home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America's... |
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86,69 zł |
Borreguita and the Coyote
ISBN: 9780679889366 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What's a little lamb to do about a fierce coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course...and and trick him again...and trick him one more time! Here's a lively retelling of a Mexican folk tale by master story teller Verna Aardema, illustrated in bold, winning colors by Petra Mathers.
What's a little lamb to do about a fierce coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course...and and trick him again...and trick him one more t...
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38,99 zł |
Cinderella, Or, the Little Glass Slipper
ISBN: 9780684126760 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than Cinderella. Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault.
This translation is excellent for story-telling and also for reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchantment from the little cupids putting back the hands of the clock to the last scene at the palace. They are pictures that will stay in a child's mind. There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than Cinderella. Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favor...
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86,69 zł |