The Orchard Book of Magical Tales


Book Description

In these 14 magical stories from around the world, you can read about the princess who climbs out of a lemon, the king who wants only to touch the moon, and the three golden apples which can bring a princess back to life.




Tales from Silver Lands


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A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.




Folk Tales from Many Lands


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Originally published in 1919. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.




A Book of Tricksters


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Jon C. Stott has collected traditional trickster tales from fourteen different countries, including Ghana, China, Indonesia, Hawaii, and many more.




A Child's Book of Stories


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Folk tales from England, Norway and India, as well as fairy tales from Grimm, Andersen and Perrault, fables from Aesop, and tales from the Arabian nights.




Folk Tales from Asia for Children Everywhere


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A multi-volume collection of traditional folk tales from various Asian countries selected, retold and illustrated by writers and artists from the individual countries.




Forest Folk Tales for Children


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Nestled within our green and pleasant land lies pockets of emerald trees. Their roots search deep into the ground and the branches reach high towards the sun. For centuries some of these have stood watching and listening to the human creatures living among them, hearing their stories and remembering. What mysteries could these woodlands tell if the trees could speak? Stories of brave deeds and foolish, star-crossed lovers, of monsters, giants and witches, hobs and kings. Discover the secrets of our forests in this engaging collection of folk tales.







Magical Tales from Many Lands


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Presents an international collection of tales, including "The Lemon Princess, " "Seven Clever Brothers, " and "Baba Yaga Bony-legs."




Fairy Tales from Many Lands


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"Fairy Tales from Many Lands" is an outstanding collection of fairy tales retold by Katharine Pyle, who was an American artist, poet, and children's writer. This book contains many short books that is educational. An excerpt from the first chapter of the book read thus "The Seven Golden Peahens (from the servian folklore); "There was once a king who had three sons, and he had also a golden apple tree, that bore nothing but golden apples, and this tree he loved as though it had been his daughter..."