This modern fairytale was started in Vietnam, where I lived for almost 6 years, and completed in Germany, where I live now. I am an animal lover so, as in Cyprus, I was not impressed with the way animals are treated in Vietnam. Even though there are increasingly more and more animal lovers, as in Japan, there is still wholesale abuse of animals, largely due to the influence of over a 1000 years of Chinese rule.A modern fairytale, like traditional...

This iconic tale is narrated by Black Beauty, a horse who explains his time with different owners, engaging young readers as they travel back in time to when cars didn't exist! As they journey with Black Beauty through a retelling of the first major animal story in children's literature, readers immerse themselves in a world of horse stables and warehouses. With pages full of vivid illustrations and accessible text, readers are invited to independently...

Following the story of Mowgli and his close bond with his animal friends, this charming tale is one that early readers are sure to love! Action-packed and heartwarming, this retelling of a classic tale has every element of a fantastic story that will engage and entertain readers from start to finish. Full-color illustrations and accessible text make for an achievable and fulfilling reading experience. The friendship between Mowgli, Baloo, and Bagheera...

Scary stories about zombies searching for brains, humans brought back to life as a monster, and ancient tombs hiding cloth wrapped bodies are the perfect tales to tell around a campfire. But could there be some facts to these haunting stories? Through this exploration of classic myths, young readers discover where these legends first came from. Then, through illustrations of these monsters and science facts related to them, readers will learn what...

Stories about large lizards with strange powers exist in many cultures around the world. Alongside them, tales of squids big enough to tear down ships are told. Most people would say these are just myths and it would be impossible for these monsters to exist, but could science explain how these creatures could work? Through this imaginative text, young readers encounter the history of their favorite myths all while incorporating STEM concepts in their...

Ah! Welcome! I have been waiting for you! You have found a path that leads to a secret place I know deep in the great Northwoods, where magical trees whisper tales of fairies and gnomes. Open the story and continue your journey. In this second tale, come visit with the Grandfather Tree, who always has a story to tell, and Joshua Twillaby, a special fairy who has been feeling alone, rather glum, and stuck in a slump. Discover what happens when Joshua...

En un mundo donde parecemos alejados de nuestros semejantes y anhelamos que la magia de las narraciones fantásticas nos salve de la pena, hallamos que la propia vida puede ser un viaje maravilloso, siempre que sepamos valorar a quienes nos rodean y estemos dispuestos a ir siempre con ellos… sobre las alas del corazón. Sin duda, los pequeños y grandes amarán la historia del pequeño Mirka y el modo en que se resuelve su conflicto en la escuela,...

This is the story of the great Gaelic hero Fionn MacCool and why he sucks his thumb. This traditional Gaelic tale is retold as an action story to read aloud. It introduces children to storytelling and to Gaelic oral tradition, language, culture, and belief systems. The action story presents gestures corresponding to nine keywords in the story. As the story is read aloud, children perform the matching gesture whenever they hear each keyword. The book...

Tom is a little boy that has no friends and gets made fun of for being so tall.One day he decides to run away into the woods and discovers somethingamazing.

Il s'agit de l'histoire du grand héros gaélique Fionn MacCool et de la raison pour laquelle il suce son pouce. Le conte présente aux enfants la tradition orale gaélique et il s'agit du conte parfait pour une lecture à haute voix dans une classe ou en groupe. Les exploits de Fionn MacCool sont populaires à l'échelle du monde gaélique depuis plus d'un millénaire. Les Gaëls de l'Écosse ont apporté l'histoire des exploits de Fionn MacCool...