Anansi and the Box of Stories: A West African Folktale

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...

Publisher: CoramBAAFAuthor(s): Michelle BellIllustration(s): chiefly col. IllustrationsNumber of pages: 24Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 152 x 2...

A modern classic for readers of THE BORROWERS - about eleven-year-old Edie Winter and her magical box of winged people that only children can see. ...

Elisabeth loves to paint, just like her papa. But when tragedy strikes she is thrown into a world of grey. Will she be able to find the colour in h...

Reducere. For over a thousand years, the Box of Whispers has guarded the most precious treasure in the Land of Een. But when the box is suddenly stolen, youn...

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...

Reducere. In SEARCH OF STOLEn SECRETS . . . For over a thousand years, the Box of Whispers has guarded the most precious treasure in the Land of Een. But whe...

Reducere. The story Raven and the Box of Daylight, which tells how Raven transformed the world and brought light to the people by releasing the stars, moon, ...

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

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

Reducere. Ben Robson can't remember a time before he had the box, with its three mischief-making demon occupants: smelly, cantankerous Orf, manically destruc...

Reducere. Winner of the New England Book Festival and Reader's Favorite Awards, The Box of Daughter is the compelling true story of the author's struggle to ...

Reducere. The thrilling sequel to the widely-acclaimed THE OBSIDIAN MIRROR from the bestselling author of INCARCERON.

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 ...

Publisher: Gatehouse BooksAuthor(s): Myrna ShoaIllustration(s): 2 colour illustrations; 2 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 12Collection: Strang...

Reducere. In the style of Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, and Eula Biss, Surrender explores the changing landscape of the American West and the radical environme...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John MasefieldIllustrator: Judith MasefieldStrange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to g...

Reducere. Newbery Medal"The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid pe...

Haroun's father is the greatest of all storytellers. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wron...

Reducere. Increasingly in the West, China is being characterized as a threat to the liberal international order, one that must be overcome through economic, ...

DescriptionAn international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeare's greatest playsShakespeare knew a good story whe...

The box of robbers / Talharii din cufar - Frank L. Baum

Wonderworks reveals that literature is among the mightiest technologies that humans have ever invented, precision-honed to give us what our brains ...

'Fascinating. It blew my mind!' - Malcolm GladwellWonderworks reveals that literature is among the mightiest technologies that humans have ever inv...

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...

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 ...

Third in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship - and cake.

Reducere. "The History of Mary Prince - A West Indian Slave" is a 1831 autobiography of Mary Prince (1788-1833), a British abolitionist and autobiographer. B...

Haroun's father is the greatest storyteller. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and hi...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Arthur Conan DoyleIllustration(s): HardbackNumber of pages: 384Collection: Arcturus Gilded ClassicsPub...