The Dancing Tree and Other Stories


Book Description

The book comprises different poems and short stories written by Our Roots Children. They range from topics such as Growing Up, Being Judged and Poverty. In these poems and short stories, the writers express their ideas around these topics and how it affects or has affected them and the world.




The Dancing Tree and Other Stories


Book Description

The simple whim of an ordinary worm, a naughty, thieving dog, a nervous hedge-hog and a fantasising tree achieve their far reaching desires. The unbelievable adventures of a small boy finding his way to the sea-side, having been thrown from the car or was he ? The antics of a toy rabbit who sits bored to bits all day on Cecelias bed. And the clever way that Daniel finds out what an Oggle Boggle really is. All are four intreguing stories, the characters sometimes interwoven, but individually told in an amazing yet gentle way. No scary dreams after hearing these. Well, maybe just a bit !




The Dancing Palm Tree and Other Nigerian Folktales


Book Description

This collection of eleven tales from Nigeria includes "The Boy and the Leopard, " "The King and the Ring, " and "The Reward of Treachery." Also contains a glossary and explanation of customs.




The Dancing Trees


Book Description

Thomas loves to tell stories. Big stories. Stories about how skilled he is on the land. But when one of his friends grows tired of his tall tales, Thomas has to prove how skilled he really is. Taking the challenge to spend a night alone in the forest, Thomas heads into the wilderness. The trees, who have heard his stories, watch him tear off their bark and litter as he goes. And so, while Thomas sleeps, they dance a dance that will leave Thomas with a very different kind of story to tell--if he can find his way home... In this book, Masiana Kelly draws on the beauty of the Northwest Territories and the wisdom of Elders to illustrate the importance of treating the land around us with respect.




Must I Weep for the Dancing Bear, and other Stories


Book Description

Louis Phillips writes and teaches. Mostly he writes. He's published well over forty books, including poems, plays, novels, and short stories. He's published compilations of theatre quotes, TV history, sports nicknames, and jokes. He's a walking encyclopedia of cultural trivia. And he can't stop writing. We're very happy about that. This is the second book of his that we've published, the first being The Woman Who Wrote 'King Lear,' and Other Stories. He lives in New York City.










The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories


Book Description

A collection of twenty-three stories from one of the most influential figures in modern Japanese literature. Yasunari Kawabata is widely known for his innovative short stories, some called "palm-of-the-hand" stories short enough to fit into ones palm. This collection reflects Kawabata's keen perception, deceptive simplicity, and the deep melancholy that characterizes much of his work. The stories were written between 1923 and 1929, and many feature autobiographical events and themes that reflect the painful losses he experienced early in his life.




The Giant Eagle and other stories


Book Description

Library-quality hardcover book with dust-jacket. This book is a collection of short stories in Naskapi that features both kinds of traditional Algonquian storytelling genres, tipâchimûna (stories) and âtiyûhkinich (legends). It features some eyewitness accounts of remarkable events on the land, as well as traditional Naskapi legends like "The Giant Eagle". This is the fourth book in a series prepared for reading in Naskapi and in English by the Naskapi Development Corporation. John Peastitute (1896-1981) was a Naskapi Elder who was a well respected as a story-keeper and storyteller. His repertoire of both tipâchimûna and âtiyûhkinich was extensive, and his performances engaging. The tape recordings of his stories that have survived to be preserved, processed and studied are a precious legacy. "The Giant Eagle" collection also contains two other legends, "The Dancing Ants" and "Umayichis" which have also been previously published by NDC as children's books.




The Egg and Other Stories


Book Description

Published two years after the 1919 masterpiece Winesburg, Ohio, this collection of short stories explores intriguing psychological depths, redolent with personal epiphanies, erotic undercurrents, and bursts of passion among seemingly repressed, inarticulate Midwesterners.