After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
El Rey Arturo (Graphic Myths and Legends)
by Jeff Limke and Thomas Yeates
Guardians of the Gates (The Gates of Atlantis, #2)
by Laura D Bastian
Le Procès d'Ésope Avec les Animaux (Classic Reprint)
by Antoine Francois Le Bailly
Contes Et Fables Indiennes, de Bidpaï Et de Lokman, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
by Bidpa'i Bidpa'i
Retells the story of Joseph, who is rewarded for honoring the Sabbath by being generous to others even after he, himself, becomes poor.
Genre Library Fancy a Folktale 1st. Edition (Longman Reading World)
by Pat Edwards and Wendy Body
This volume is part of a series designed to give children aged seven to 11 wide-ranging exposure to literature and opportunities to explore the various genres. Titles in the series are organized by reading genre within the range specified in the National Curriculum. There is a detailed introduction and explanation for each genre and each book contains a number of entertaining examples of text from each genre.
General Editor: Sue Palmer Fiction Editor and Language Consultant: Wendy BodyThe Longman Book Project for ages 4-11: Inspires children with an unparalleled variety of fiction by significant children's authors and illustrators such as Anne Fine, Beverley Naidoo, Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson and Geraldine McCaughrean. Offers at-a-glance NLS teaching support in a literacy grid at the back of every book highlighting text, sentence and word level work for easy access by teachers, teaching assista...
From such texts as the Shah Nameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma’navi, the Anvar-i Suhayli fables and works by the great poet Nizāmī, come ancient tales of a civilization that once stretched across the known world. Find here the wonderful stories of the magical bird the Simurgh, the Seven Labours of Rustem, the evil demon onager-giant Akwán Díw and the tragic romance of Laili and Majnun. Persian literature is amongst the most beautiful and inventive of all cultures, offering a joyful...
A Political Fable (Classic Reprint)
by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker
From the international multi-million selling author DARREN SHAN comes a new character, a new scenario, a new set of horrors. LORD LOSS will be devoured by avid Shansters and tingle the spines of many new fans. "The door feels red hot, as though a fire is burning behind it. I press an ear to the wood - but there's no crackle. No smoke. Just deep, heavy breathing! and a curious dripping sound. My hand's on the door knob. Inside the room, somebody giggles - low, throaty, sadistic. There's a rippin...
A collection of over sixty stories from around the world about gnomes, dwarfs, leprechauns, fairies and wee folk from Ireland, Russia, Germany, Scotland, Spain, France, Switzerland, England, Flanders and Scandinavia.