Author :
Publisher : Hastings House Book Publishers
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN : 9780803863101
Four magical stories of brave princes, beautiful princesses and wishes come true.
Author : G. Ronald Murphy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 35,45 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195151695
This study takes five of the Grimm brothers' best-known tales and argues that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. The author examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms' intention.
Author : Helga Bansch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554518340
When the last egg in the raven's nest hatches, little Rosie, a girl, emerges and tries unsuccessfully to do whatever her feathered brothers and sisters do, but finally realizes there are certain things that only she can do.
Author : Audrey Niffenegger
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781419707261
A postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child--an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
Author : Gerald McDermott
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547351194
Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0486266850
Features 41 of Poe's most memorable poems — among them "The Bells," "Ulalume," "Israfel," "To Helen," "The Conqueror Worm," "Eldorado" and "Annabel Lee" — reveal the extraordinary spectrum of Poe's personality and his virtuoso command of poetic language, rhythms and figures of speech. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
Author : Ellen Datlow
Publisher : Wildside Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 2008-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780809572540
Offers contemporary retellings of traditional fairy tales, including Gregory Frost's "Sparks," "The Dog Rose" by Sten Westgard, and other works by Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Kress, and John Crowley.
Author : Elizabeth Hoyt
Publisher : Forever
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 29,96 MB
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0759569495
A fiery lady must tame her brooding employer in this enchanting retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series. THERE COMES A TIME IN A LADY'S LIFE The Earl of Swartingham is in a quandary. Having frightened off two secretaries, Edward de Raaf needs someone who can withstand his bad temper and boorish behavior. WHEN SHE MUST DO THE UNTHINKABLE . . . When Anna becomes the earl's secretary, it would seem that both their problems are solved. But when she discovers he plans to visit the most notorious brothel in London, she sees red-and decides to assuage her desires . . .
Author : Steven Swann Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 29,91 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1136753427
One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student with a stunning, lucid overview of the genre and a solid understanding of its structure.
Author :
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1513260960
Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special powers to help him! How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a modern retelling of a traditional Native American fable. Part picture book and part graphic novel, this beautifully illustrated story teaches an important lesson to children through Dena'ina mythology and includes a glossary of Dena’ina words to learn.
