The Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale, Paperback - Eric Maddern

The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, t...

Reducere. This book tells the story of why the spider has long legs, a traditional African folk tale. In it, Anansi the spider learns that you usually have t...

The old kingdom of Gwynedd - the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), Ynys (Anglesey) and the Llyn Peninsula - may be the most mythic landscape in Britain.

Reducere. Folk tales around the world, observes the author, often contain similar narratives, providing, perhaps, yet another example of the universal brothe...

Reducere. DescriptionOrdinary people don't experience history as it is taught by historians. They live across the convenient chronological divides we impose ...

..". a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." Journal of Religion in AfricaThis 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the leg...

Ouidah, an African town in Dahomey, now Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region and this is the first detailed study ...

Reducere. Can the legendary trickster be out-tricked?All the young men had gathered in the village courtyard to hear the Chief's pronouncement: Whoever guess...

The King of Ireland's Son sets out to find the Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands and meets the Enchanter's daughter, Fedelma. His adventures lead h...

Reducere. DescriptionFolk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society is a collection of ballads and folk songs f...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Want to discover the darkest, most twisted fairy tales your parents never told you? The Scholarly Banana is an irreverently nerdy graphic novel ser...

DescriptionWeaving sound historical research with rich ethnographic insight, An Impossible Inheritance tells the story of the emergence, disavowal,...

Reducere. Simon has taken on the task of saving the humans. With the help of his handpicked Immortals, he will try to create peace for all mankind. A world n...

Discover an ancient Indian culture in this traditional tale of magic, love and a very special quest. When a small white mouse is turned into a daug...

Reducere. Koi are unusually beautiful creatures. Perhaps because of their unusual beauty, koi have inspired a variety of legends. The recurrent theme in thes...

Reducere. (Educational Piano Solo). Introduce piano students to unique African American history and music with these 24 folk songs arranged for intermediate ...

Reducere. Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom. But he must accomplish three apparently impossible tasks before Sky God will give him ...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level June Crebbin tells this traditional magical tale. When Prince Ivan meet...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): G Ladson-BillingsNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 21Cover type: Paperba...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionHere is a delightful Medieval adventure, a story lovingly told within a story. In a dynamic unfolding, Grandpa delights seven-year-old M...

Publisher: Badger PublishingAuthor(s): Jane A. C. WestIllustration(s): Black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 32Collection: Full Flight Grip...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A hilarious tale about a mischievous king who is desperate to show off ...

An enchanting collection of folk tales retold by a professional storytellerPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Cath EdwardsIllustration(s): ...

1914, Belfast. William is a sceptic, but one night during a seance something happens that places doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his ...

Reducere. Across the country, human teens are going missing, and all eyes are turning to the fae.Seventeen-year-old Freddie is a human at a magically diverse...

This book reflects the positive work of a small local campaigning charity set up in 2018 called All Birmingham's Children (ABC) which seeks to addr...

Reducere. Description: This compendium of primary resources reflects the important but often overshadowed contribution of African American believers to the d...

Reducere. The author picked up his love of folk tales from his father and his uncle, Okuma Totokpuiti Gamega. In the evening, the kids and some adults sat in...

Reducere. DescriptionTold through soft, gorgeous color illustrations, Why Worry is a gentle story of two friends swept into the unpredictable wilderness and ...

West and North African Cooking.Get your copy of the best and most unique African recipes from BookSumo Press Come take a journey with us into the d...

Reducere. DescriptionThere is no more inspiring a guide for coping in a complicated world than Jacob the Baker. His plainspoken wisdom and commonsense approa...