Are All the Giants Dead?

Are All the Giants Dead?

Author: Mary Norton

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1997-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780606131476

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Finding himself in a land peopled with fairy tale characters, James attempts to help Princess Dulcibel who is destined to marry a toad after her ball falls into the well.


The Runes of Elfland

The Runes of Elfland

Author: Ari Berk

Publisher: Pavilion

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781862056473

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This work allows readers to discover the gateways to the faerie realm and explore this mysterious landscape and its denizens. Folklorist and poet Ari Berk provides the secret meanings of the runes in Brian Froud's paintings and the power they offer us is made manifest.


William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Author: Ari Berk

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 0763647942

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Describes Shakespeare's experiences in London and his retirement to the country in a fictional account that includes excerpts from his works.


The Wind Between the Stars

The Wind Between the Stars

Author: Margaret Mahy

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Phoebe's granny once told her that the wind could blow between the stars. When she was an old lady, Phoebe remembered how to dance with the wind.


British Children's Writers, 1914-1960

British Children's Writers, 1914-1960

Author: Donald R. Hettinga

Publisher: Detroit, MI : Gale Research

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Essays on authors and poets in this volume represent some of the best-known writers of children's literature in the twentieth century. This period is marked by certain characteristics, such as stories of groups of children bonded together, the emergence of strong female protagonists, the "career books", and a consciously subdued presence of pain and suffering. Many of these works are valued for the window they provided upon a culture now gone


The Secret History of Giants

The Secret History of Giants

Author: Ari Berk

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780763640477

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This lavish exploration of giants touches on folklore and myth, truth and whimsy, ranging from tales of giants in ancient Greece to the Celts and their Green Knight. Includes flaps, booklets, gatefolds, and an elegant tassel. Illustrations.


Goblins

Goblins

Author: Brian Froud

Publisher:

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 9780216914650

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When Edward takes Myrtle to the wood to see goblins, she fails to notice the strange creatures hiding among the thorn trees. Pulling tabs or turning the pages to activate pop-up figures reveals hidden goblins.