Author: Nick Greaves
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775841898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Author Nick Greaves continues the ancient tradition of storytelling in this renamed and freshly jacketed edition by recounting the myths and legends of southern African tribes. Aimed at 7–12 year olds, the 19 stories in this volume introduce a magical cast of characters, from a feisty buck, greedy vultures and a bewitched crocodile to an arrogant bat and the perpetually crafty hare. The collection of tales is a delightful addition to the successful series by the author, including When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, When Elephant was King, and When Bat was a Bird.
How Crab Lost his Head
Author: Nick Greaves
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775841898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Author Nick Greaves continues the ancient tradition of storytelling in this renamed and freshly jacketed edition by recounting the myths and legends of southern African tribes. Aimed at 7–12 year olds, the 19 stories in this volume introduce a magical cast of characters, from a feisty buck, greedy vultures and a bewitched crocodile to an arrogant bat and the perpetually crafty hare. The collection of tales is a delightful addition to the successful series by the author, including When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, When Elephant was King, and When Bat was a Bird.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775841898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Author Nick Greaves continues the ancient tradition of storytelling in this renamed and freshly jacketed edition by recounting the myths and legends of southern African tribes. Aimed at 7–12 year olds, the 19 stories in this volume introduce a magical cast of characters, from a feisty buck, greedy vultures and a bewitched crocodile to an arrogant bat and the perpetually crafty hare. The collection of tales is a delightful addition to the successful series by the author, including When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, When Elephant was King, and When Bat was a Bird.
Why the Crab Has No Head
Author: Barbara Knutson
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 0761357920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little creature to return the following day for a fine head. That night, the proud Crab boasts about the promised head to all the other animals and ends up learning a hard lesson. This tale from the Bakongo people of Zaire, retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson, will delight readers of all ages.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 0761357920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little creature to return the following day for a fine head. That night, the proud Crab boasts about the promised head to all the other animals and ends up learning a hard lesson. This tale from the Bakongo people of Zaire, retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson, will delight readers of all ages.
Into the Known Universe
Author: James R.D. Hilton
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039185258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Junior Reclamation Agent Stuart Bode is offered the promotion of his dreams (with a private office to boot) in exchange for a seemingly simple task: tracking down a stolen corporate freighter and recovering its cargo. “If the cargo ain’t recoverable,” his boss, Asset Protection Commander Proseus Oort II, growls, “terminate it.” Stuart’s simple assignment becomes decidedly less so when he finds the missing freighter only to discover that the “cargo” is none other than Janna, Commander Oort’s runaway bride. Hell-bent on seeing the stars, she has no intention of allowing Stuart or anyone else to reclaim her, no matter how spacious his new office is. Stuart is faced with a terrible choice: complete his assignment and secure his promotion or allow Janna to escape while he returns to Oort to face the consequences. He’s still deciding when the pirates show up. Though their journey into the known universe is just beginning, it’s shaping up to be one hell of a ride.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039185258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Junior Reclamation Agent Stuart Bode is offered the promotion of his dreams (with a private office to boot) in exchange for a seemingly simple task: tracking down a stolen corporate freighter and recovering its cargo. “If the cargo ain’t recoverable,” his boss, Asset Protection Commander Proseus Oort II, growls, “terminate it.” Stuart’s simple assignment becomes decidedly less so when he finds the missing freighter only to discover that the “cargo” is none other than Janna, Commander Oort’s runaway bride. Hell-bent on seeing the stars, she has no intention of allowing Stuart or anyone else to reclaim her, no matter how spacious his new office is. Stuart is faced with a terrible choice: complete his assignment and secure his promotion or allow Janna to escape while he returns to Oort to face the consequences. He’s still deciding when the pirates show up. Though their journey into the known universe is just beginning, it’s shaping up to be one hell of a ride.
Pañcatantra
Author: Patrick Olivelle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199555753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Pañcatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. It teaches the principles of good government and public policy through the medium of animal stories, providing a window onto ancient Indian society. This new translation vividly reveals the story-telling powers of the original author, while detailed notes illuminate aspects of ancient Indian society and religion to the non-specialist reader.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199555753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Pañcatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. It teaches the principles of good government and public policy through the medium of animal stories, providing a window onto ancient Indian society. This new translation vividly reveals the story-telling powers of the original author, while detailed notes illuminate aspects of ancient Indian society and religion to the non-specialist reader.
Ananse in the Land of Idiots
Author: Yaw Asare
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Category : Adultery
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Category : Adultery
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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The Man Who Lost His Head
Author: Claire Huchet Bishop
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681378434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A man searches for the right head on his shoulders in this funny parable that teaches kids ages 4-8 about problem-solving—with illustrations by Caldecott winner Robert McCloskey. It’s bad news when you wake up in the morning and find you’ve lost your head, especially if it’s an especially agreeable and handsome head, but there you go, such things happen. In any case, the man who loses his head in The Man Who Lost His Head isn’t about to grin (that is, if he could grin) and bear it. No, he’ll make himself a new one, and starting with a pumpkin and moving on to a parsnip and finally picking up a block of wood, he sets about getting it just right. Still, for all his efforts, it somehow isn’t right. It isn’t the head he had before. It turns out that only a brash bold boy can save the man who lost his head from losing it altogether. Claire Huchet Bishop’s charming parable is illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey, whose books for children include One Morning in Maine, Blueberries for Sal, and the Caldecott Medal–winning Make Way for Ducklings.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681378434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A man searches for the right head on his shoulders in this funny parable that teaches kids ages 4-8 about problem-solving—with illustrations by Caldecott winner Robert McCloskey. It’s bad news when you wake up in the morning and find you’ve lost your head, especially if it’s an especially agreeable and handsome head, but there you go, such things happen. In any case, the man who loses his head in The Man Who Lost His Head isn’t about to grin (that is, if he could grin) and bear it. No, he’ll make himself a new one, and starting with a pumpkin and moving on to a parsnip and finally picking up a block of wood, he sets about getting it just right. Still, for all his efforts, it somehow isn’t right. It isn’t the head he had before. It turns out that only a brash bold boy can save the man who lost his head from losing it altogether. Claire Huchet Bishop’s charming parable is illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey, whose books for children include One Morning in Maine, Blueberries for Sal, and the Caldecott Medal–winning Make Way for Ducklings.
Arthur's Ladies' Magazine of Elegant Literature and the Fine Arts
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Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Languages : en
Pages : 334
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The Harleian Miscellany
Author: William Oldys
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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St. Nicholas
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Crofton Chums
Author: Ralph Henry Barbour
Publisher:
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Category : Football stories
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Poke Endicott, Gil Benton, and Jim Hazard make certain that the Crofton football team holds the championship for another year.
Publisher:
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Category : Football stories
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Poke Endicott, Gil Benton, and Jim Hazard make certain that the Crofton football team holds the championship for another year.