Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts

Author: Craig Phillips
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 192557685X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail... The Polar Bear King loses his skin... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book. 'Magnificent storytelling...I can't remember when I have read classic fairytales that have been presented with more life, charm, and heart than in this wonderful book.' TED NAIFEH, Eisner-Award-nominated creator of the Courtney Crumrin series 'Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts is not only a collection of terrific tales from around the world; it is also a feast for the eyes.' CAROLE WILKINSON, bestselling author of the Dragonkeeper series

Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts

Author: Craig S. Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760630027
Category : Graphic novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Diverse myths and legends from around the world, from Iceland to Poland to Japan, retold in comic book form by a Australian artist.

Giants, Trolls and Ogres

Author: Shannon Knudsen
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
ISBN: 0761368647
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
People throughout time have told tales of giants, trolls, and ogres. This book explores the folklore and myths behind the stories.

Hilda's Book of Beasts and Spirits

Author: Emily Hibbs
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1838741410
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Deep in the library is a book that tells of giants and elves, woffs and deer foxes, and all manner of creatures from the Wilderness to the center of Trolberg. Those who wish to learn will glean all the knowledge they need from Hilda's own copy of this fascinating compendium of beasts and spirits. For fans of Netflix's hit animated Hilda series, this gorgeous guide to creatures from tiny to giant will keep young adventurers spellbound, with a behind-the-scenes bestiary that teaches Hilda fans everything they'll want to know about the fauna of Trolberg, featuring trivia and brand new art! A perfect companion book to Hilda's Sparrow Scout Badge Guide.

The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts

Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2865

Book Description
Fantastic legends, myths and tales of magical creatures come alive in this meticulously edited collection by Good Press. Content: The Dragon of the North My Father's Dragon The Reluctant Dragon The Book of Dragons The Book of Beasts Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger The Deliverers of Their Country The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told The Island of the Nine Whirlpools The Dragon Tamers The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice Five Children and It The Phoenix and the Carpet Beowulf The Gorgon's Head The Chimæra The Minotaur The Dragon's Teeth Mermaids The Iron Wolf The Good Sea Monster The Ogre The Troll's Hammer Jack the Giant Killer Jack and the Bean-Stalk The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor The Enchanted Horse Beauty and the Beast Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass The Magical Monarch of Mo The Master Key The Sea Fairies Prince Mud-Turtle The Princess and the Goblin The Princess and Curdie Lilybell and Thistledown Ripple, the Water Sprite The Brownie and the Princess Snow-White and Rose-Red Rumpelstiltskin... The Elves and the Shoemaker Puss in Boots The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs The Dragon and His Grandmother The Seven-Headed Serpent The Giants and the Herd-Boy How the Dragon Was Tricked The Goblin and the Grocer The Slaying of the Tanuki The Troll's Daughter The Goblin Pony Herr Lazarus and the Draken The History of Dwarf Long Nose The Headless Dwarfs The Prince and the Dragon The Boy who found the Pots of Gold The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker The Boggart The Sick-Bed Elves The Pixies The Brownie of Blednoch Elsa and the Ten Elves Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay! The Fairy Wedding The Floating Prince How the Aristocrats Sailed Away (A Sequel) Huckleberry The Sprig of Holly... Hilda's Mermaid The Tell-Tale Goblin The Revenge of the Gnomes The Rain Elves The Dwarf with the Golden Beard The Great White Bear and the Trolls The King of the Buffaloes The Farmer and the Pixy...

Storytelling

Author: Janice M. Del Negro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.

The Fantastical World of Magical Beasts

Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2104

Book Description
Fantastic legends, myths and tales of magical creatures come alive in this meticulously edited collection by e-artnow. _x000D_ Content:_x000D_ The Dragon of the North_x000D_ My Father's Dragon_x000D_ The Reluctant Dragon_x000D_ The Book of Dragons_x000D_ The Book of Beasts_x000D_ Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger_x000D_ The Deliverers of Their Country_x000D_ The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told_x000D_ The Island of the Nine Whirlpools_x000D_ The Dragon Tamers_x000D_ The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold_x000D_ Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice_x000D_ Five Children and It_x000D_ The Phoenix and the Carpet_x000D_ Beowulf_x000D_ The Gorgon's Head_x000D_ The Chimæra_x000D_ The Minotaur_x000D_ The Dragon's Teeth_x000D_ Mermaids_x000D_ The Iron Wolf_x000D_ The Good Sea Monster_x000D_ The Ogre_x000D_ The Troll's Hammer_x000D_ Jack the Giant Killer_x000D_ Jack and the Bean-Stalk_x000D_ The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor_x000D_ The Enchanted Horse_x000D_ Beauty and the Beast_x000D_ Alice in Wonderland_x000D_ Through the Looking Glass_x000D_ The Magical Monarch of Mo_x000D_ The Master Key_x000D_ The Sea Fairies_x000D_ Prince Mud-Turtle_x000D_ The Princess and the Goblin_x000D_ The Princess and Curdie_x000D_ Lilybell and Thistledown_x000D_ Ripple, the Water Sprite_x000D_ The Brownie and the Princess_x000D_ Snow-White and Rose-Red_x000D_ Rumpelstiltskin…_x000D_ The Elves and the Shoemaker_x000D_ Puss in Boots_x000D_ The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs_x000D_ The Dragon and His Grandmother_x000D_ The Seven-Headed Serpent_x000D_ The Giants and the Herd-Boy_x000D_ How the Dragon Was Tricked_x000D_ The Goblin and the Grocer_x000D_ The Slaying of the Tanuki_x000D_ The Troll's Daughter_x000D_ The Goblin Pony_x000D_ Herr Lazarus and the Draken_x000D_ The History of Dwarf Long Nose_x000D_ The Headless Dwarfs_x000D_ The Prince and the Dragon_x000D_ The Boy who found the Pots of Gold_x000D_ The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun_x000D_ The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker_x000D_ The Boggart_x000D_ The Sick-Bed Elves_x000D_ The Pixies_x000D_ The Brownie of Blednoch_x000D_ Elsa and the Ten Elves_x000D_ Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay!_x000D_ The Fairy Wedding_x000D_ The Floating Prince_x000D_ How the Aristocrats Sailed Away (A Sequel)_x000D_ Huckleberry_x000D_ The Sprig of Holly…_x000D_ Hilda's Mermaid_x000D_ The Tell-Tale Goblin_x000D_ The Revenge of the Gnomes_x000D_ The Rain Elves_x000D_ The Dwarf with the Golden Beard_x000D_ The Great White Bear and the Trolls_x000D_ The King of the Buffaloes_x000D_ The Farmer and the Pixy…

Fantastical Creatures and Magical Beasts

Author: Shannon Knudsen
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 0822599872
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Meet some of the magical creatures people have invented throughout history.

Aroha's Way

Author: Rebekah Lipp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781761214677
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Adventures of Jack Scratch

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780473419660
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
PIRATES! CURSES! CUTLASSES! Meet Jack Scratch. Pint sized hero. Swashbuckler. Adventurer... and singer of pirate ditties! Together with Cap'n Catnip - The World's Greatest Mariner - and his Uncle Silver, Jack is about to embark on a quest to find the fabled treasure of the Hiss-paniola! And he'll encounter a whole lot of trouble along the way.