Author: Elsie Spicer Eells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Fairy Tales from Brazil
Author: Elsie Spicer Eells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil
Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684440254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story.
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684440254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story.
Brazilian Folklore
Author: Carla Jensen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734201406
Category : Folk literature, Brazilian
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Get to know the Folkloric Tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next in Brazil. In this book kids will learn about five iconic characters: Saci Perere, Iara, Curupira, Boitata and Boto Cor de Rosa. The stories were inspired by Brazil's popular legends and adapted for children.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734201406
Category : Folk literature, Brazilian
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Get to know the Folkloric Tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next in Brazil. In this book kids will learn about five iconic characters: Saci Perere, Iara, Curupira, Boitata and Boto Cor de Rosa. The stories were inspired by Brazil's popular legends and adapted for children.
Tales of Giants from Brazil
Author: Elsie Spicer-Eells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910882764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910882764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Tales from Silver Lands
Author: Charles Joseph Finger
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590424479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590424479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
Folktales of the Amazon
Author: Juan Carlos Galeano
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Provides folktales from Amazonian fishermen, hunters, lodgers, small plot farm gardeners, and villagers in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. The kinds of tales are as follows: Tales of origin, Tales about anacondas and boas, Tales about dolphins and other Aquatic Seducers, Tales of beasts and Forest Defenders, Tales of dark and malevolent Shamans, Tales of Punishment for ill behavior, and Tales of special places, plants, and Birds.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Provides folktales from Amazonian fishermen, hunters, lodgers, small plot farm gardeners, and villagers in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. The kinds of tales are as follows: Tales of origin, Tales about anacondas and boas, Tales about dolphins and other Aquatic Seducers, Tales of beasts and Forest Defenders, Tales of dark and malevolent Shamans, Tales of Punishment for ill behavior, and Tales of special places, plants, and Birds.
Ruler of the Springs
Author: Mary Finch
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1646860071
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue her mother and her infant son. This illustrated chapter book retelling of a folktale from Brazil is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit set.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1646860071
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue her mother and her infant son. This illustrated chapter book retelling of a folktale from Brazil is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit set.
The Princess of the Springs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782851011
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue both her mother and her baby son in this traditional tale from Brazil new in our series of first chapter books for early readers. AGES: 6+ AUTHOR: Mary Finch has loved folk and fairy stories since she was a child. She has also written 'The Little Red Hen' and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' for Barefoot Books. She has two daughters and two grandchildren, and lives in Bath, UK. ILLUSTRATOR Martina Peluso was born and grew up in Naples, Italy and now lives in Scotland. She's wanted to be an illustrator since childhood, and dreams of opening windows onto the world with her drawings and paintings. This is her first project with Barefoot Books. SELLING POINTS: * Brazilian folktale: traditional Brazilian story brought to life against lush rainforest background * Strong women: princess stories series features clever, courageous princesses of all kinds from cultures around the world * Multigenerational: tale spans three generations and celebrates family bonds * Early reader series: carefully chosen vocabulary and simple sentences, combined with vibrant and fun illustrations, ease emerging readers into the world of chapter books Colour illustrations
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782851011
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue both her mother and her baby son in this traditional tale from Brazil new in our series of first chapter books for early readers. AGES: 6+ AUTHOR: Mary Finch has loved folk and fairy stories since she was a child. She has also written 'The Little Red Hen' and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' for Barefoot Books. She has two daughters and two grandchildren, and lives in Bath, UK. ILLUSTRATOR Martina Peluso was born and grew up in Naples, Italy and now lives in Scotland. She's wanted to be an illustrator since childhood, and dreams of opening windows onto the world with her drawings and paintings. This is her first project with Barefoot Books. SELLING POINTS: * Brazilian folktale: traditional Brazilian story brought to life against lush rainforest background * Strong women: princess stories series features clever, courageous princesses of all kinds from cultures around the world * Multigenerational: tale spans three generations and celebrates family bonds * Early reader series: carefully chosen vocabulary and simple sentences, combined with vibrant and fun illustrations, ease emerging readers into the world of chapter books Colour illustrations
Six Popular Tales
Author: Henry Cabot Lodge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Irish Folk Tales
Author: Henry Glassie
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307828247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307828247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library