The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales

The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales PDF Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781413
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A collection of folktales from around thewrld.

The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales

The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales PDF Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781413
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A collection of folktales from around thewrld.

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales PDF Author: Alison Lurie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455

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Book Description
This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.

Korean Folk-tales

Korean Folk-tales PDF Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Book Description
A collection of twenty traditional Korean legends and folktales.

My First Oxford Book of Stories

My First Oxford Book of Stories PDF Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781871
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A perfect first book of stories for a young child. Old favourites such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Gingerbread Man are told by award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean in her own inimitable style. There is plenty of fun and humor in the re-tellings, without losing sightof the traditional shape and feel of the original stories. The illustrations by Ruby Green are a delight - finely detailed and beautifully coloured.

Russian Folk-tales

Russian Folk-tales PDF Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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In the Russian winter, in the depths of the forest, a whole village gathers together by the blazing fire. Then the storyteller arrives and the whole audience listens with bated breath. The award-winning novelist, James Riordan, has collected and translated some of these stories from original sources and retold them for children. Here are stories about flying ships, snow maidens, fire birds, frog princesses, Misha the Bear, Ivan the Fool, and Baba Yaga, the fearsome witch. With evocative pictures by Andrew Breakspeare, this is a book that will transport you into the world of Russian myths and magic.

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales PDF Author: Alison Lurie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Book Description
This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.

The Adventures of Young Krishna

The Adventures of Young Krishna PDF Author: Diksha Dalal-Clayton
Publisher: James Clarke & Co.
ISBN: 9780718828394
Category : Krishna (Hindu deity)
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Book Description
Stories about Krishna are told all over India, and his particular appeal is vividly captured by this collection. Krishna has always been a favourite with children, who have for centuries enjoyed the exciting and dramatic adventures of this brave and handsome young god. He was born to fight evil and help the good, but behaved too like any other child, being naughty and cheeky, and often getting into trouble. Krishna lived life on a grand scale, battling with demons and monsters of all kinds; yet he also stole butter and teased village girls. Marilyn Heeger's illustrations highlight the rich variety of events in the young god's life, and the stories will help children to understand the differences between good and evil. The rhythm and beauty of these tales will surely delight both young and old.

Tales from Africa

Tales from Africa PDF Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192750792
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Book Description
Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories PDF Author: William Trevor
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199583140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation.

The Young Oxford Book of War Stories

The Young Oxford Book of War Stories PDF Author: James Riordan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192781758
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Book Description
Out of the hundreds of wars that ravaged the twentieth century, the three wars covered in this book were the longest and blackest. In total they lasted 20 years and killed nearly 100,000,000 people. The writers in this collection of stories and poems are friend and foe - British and German, Russian and American. The first story is from All Quiet on the Western Front by the German Erich Maria Remarque, perhaps the most moving war novel ever written. Other writers - Russian, German, and English - convey in verse the tragedy and waste of the 'Great War'. The six British Children's writers write about World War II - Robert Westall and Robert Swindells on the 'home' war, Michael Morpugo about a 'war horse', Jill Paton Walsh on the war at sea, and Ian Serraillier and Anne Hohn on refugees in occupied Europe. Young girls - Anne Frank and Tatiana Vassieleva - provide war diaries. Since 1945 no one has suffered as much as the people of Vietnam. In her moving story Rachel Anderson shows not only a nation's suffering but how war can brutalise soldiers. Finally, the women's poems on the two world wars show that war is a woman's affair as well as a man's.