Folktales are timeless and, although they are a product of a particular culture, they have universal relevance because they give insight into the human condition.
The enchanting story of a boy who wouldn’t grow up and the girl he promised to always remember One magical night, the Darling children––Wendy, John, and Michael––are visited by two mischievous denizens of Neverland, an island of the imagination where pirates prowl the Mermaids’ Lagoon and fairies live so long as children believe in them.
A collection of five bite-size myths from across the globe, Beasts and Monsters by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz tells the thrilling tales of some of the most terrifying beasts from the world of legend.
Aliana Fagan has done what many thought impossible: shes awakened King Arthur from his fifteen-hundred-year sleep, reunited the Knights of the Round Table, and even beaten Mordrid and Morgana LeFay in battle.
Wendy Higgins, the author of theNew York Timesbestselling Sweet Evil series, reimagines a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale withThe Great Hunt, a dramatic, romance-filled fantasy with rugged hunters, romantic tension, and a princess willing to risk all to save her kingdom.
Der gestiefelte Kater, Rotkäppchen, Blaubart und andere europäische Märchen, lange vor den Brüdern Grimm in klassischem Französisch aufgezeichnetDieses Taschenbuch enthält in französisch-deutschem Paralleldruck sämtliche «Contes en Prose» von Perrault, also die Märchen vom Rotkäppchen und von der Schönen, die im Walde schlief (das ist unser Dornröschen), vom Blaubart und vom Gestiefelten Kater, von den Feen, vom Aschenputtel, von Riquet mit dem Schopf und vom Däumling.
The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, of the gathering Heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.
Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a multilayered story consisting of six Greek myths that are told from a unique perspective and appeals to all readers, specifically children.
In his senior year of high school, late bloomer Ryan Ward has just begun to feel the magic of baseball - the magic of catching a wicked slider, of throwing a runner out, of training hard and playing hard and pushing his limits.
Der Prinzessin Lillifee Jubiläumsband beinhaltet gleich drei zauberhafte Geschichten mit Prinzessin Lillifee: "Prinzessin Lillifee", "Prinzessin Lillifee und das Einhorn" und "Prinzessin Lillifee die kleine Ballerina".
For twenty-three years during the golden age of radio in Canada, stories for children by Mary Grannan, "e;Just Mary,"e; were broadcast by CBC and beloved across the country.
The old wood-carver Geppetto decides to make a wonderful puppet which can dance and turn somersaults, but by chance he chooses an unusual piece of wood - and the finished puppet can talk and misbehave like the liveliest child.
