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ISBN: 9781846865725
Category : Audiobooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Entertaining folk and fairy tales from around the world focus on girls who learn from their mothers to face life with a spirit of adventure, kindness, and courage. This book brings together mother and daughter tales from all over the world. Each of the stories has a distinctive theme and flavour, but all of them share a way of looking at the feminine that embraces both dark and light, good and evil, showing us that the path to maturity requires learning how to deal with all aspects of life, and living wholeheartedly, with courage, generosity, and openness to change. The heroines of these stories include familiar figures such as "Demeter and Persephone," from ancient Greece; "Vasilisa the Beautiful," from Russia; and "Naomi and Ruth," from the Jewish tradition. There are also less familiar tales, among them "The Waterfall of White Hair," from China; "Great Mother Earthquake," from the Iroquois; and "The Girl and Her Godmother," from Norway. All of the stories deal with themes that challenge and guide us on many levels: the death of a beloved parent, the jealousy of a stepmother, the necessary hardship that often attends the passage to mature womanhood. At the same time, they show us how joy can arrive at the most unexpected moments, and how courage and adventure can fill every girl's life. Drawing on the collective wisdom of many generations, this is a book for mothers and daughters of today to share and to celebrate both together and as individuals weaving the story of their own lives. AUTHOR: Josephine Evetts-Secker teaches English Literature at The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A practising Jungian analyst, she has made a study of the feminine in folk and fairy tale from both a literary and a psychological perspective for many years. The Barefoot Book of Mother & Daughter Tales is her first book for children. Helen Cann was born in 1969. She trained at the School of Art, University of Wales, graduating in 1992. Since then, she has worked as an illustrator and artist, exhibiting in several European countries. Her work is in private collections in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, The United Kingdom and The United States Ages 6+ REVIEWS: "This beautiful book is a treat for the eyes and the soul." --The Story Bag National 80 full colour illustrations Double CD
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1841482293
Category : Ballets
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Retellings of seven of the world's greatest ballet stories.
Author: Dawn Casey
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782856587
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
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Learn how different cultures around the world set out to live in harmony with the natural world in this popular anthology, now in paperback. The seven folk tales are each followed by a hands-on activity that promotes green living and reinforces the eco-messages of the stories. Gold nautilus Book Award Winner.
Author: Josephine Evetts-Secker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846867613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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A collection of folktales from various cultures illuminates the father-daughter relationship.
Author: Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782854444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
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This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales of bravery, wisdom, wit and heroic deeds
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Publisher: New York : Abbeville Kids
ISBN: 9780789203922
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A collection of folktales from various cultures illuminate the father-daughter relationship.
Author: Liz Flanagan
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782855076
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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After an old man dies, only his son Ivan keeps vigil. Ivan's reward is the magical stallion Starlight Grey, which he hides from his greedy brothers. When the king challenges the young men of his kingdom to win his daughter’s hand, will Starlight Grey help Ivan succeed?
Author: Fran Parnell
Publisher: Stories from Around the World
ISBN: 9781782858478
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief's daughter, isn't at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when she goes to swim there, she enrages the Mother of Monsters and causes more trouble than she could've imagined! Can Ntombi survive the monster's gigantic head, bulging eyes and thick, slimy scales?
Author: Joanne Oppenheim
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782855254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Meet a young prince who refuses to go to sleep! The entire kingdom comes out to lend a hand in this rhyming bedtime adventure. There is a hullabaloo of activity—jugglers juggling, magicians hypnotizing, dancers dancing—but it is the wonder of a good story that finally does the trick.
Author: Erin Gunti
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782858652
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women’s shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who with her mother’s help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help.
