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Around The World In 80 Tales (Nicola Baxter) $10 HBDJ EC (Inscription) Travel around the world with this delightful new children's book. Traditional stories and legends are retold and beautifully illustrated from all corners of the world. Includes tales from the Arctic Circle, Alaska, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. 6-11 YO http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-9781843220442-0
The Fabrics Of Fairytale: Stories Spun From Far And Wide (Tanya Robyn Batt) $10 HB EC In this captivating collection, Batt skillfully weaves together folktales from around the world with fascinating information about the various materials that play an important role in the stories. For example, "Clever Anaeet," a tale from Armenia in which a clever king saves his own life by weaving a secret message into a rug, is introduced by background about carpet weaving in the Caucasus and Persia. A description of textiles from the Pacific Islands precedes a selection from Hawaii that explains how the first feather cloak was made and given to a ruler. Also included are "The Cloth of the Serpent Pembe Mirui" (Swahili), "The Silk Brocade" (Chinese), "The Three Fayes" (Swedish), "The Patchwork Coat" (Jewish), and "The Crocodile's Blessing" (Indonesian). These lively retellings are filled with visual images, skillfully paced, and accompanied by source notes. The stunning, full-page applique artwork illustrates each story and evokes the culture from which it comes. Each spread is designed to draw attention to the intricate border patterns made from materials such as ribbon, buttons, stamps, and home made paper. While younger children will delight in listening to these tales, older readers will want to enjoy them on their own so that they can pore over the pictures. Any age, even mums! http://www.amazon.com/Fabrics-Fairytale-Stories-Spun-Wide/dp/1841480614
Still More Stories To Solve: Fourteen Folktales From Around The World (George Shannon) $5 HB VGC (Ex lib) Each brief story in this collection of world folktales is set up as a riddle to be solved. Wise fools outsmart the rich and powerful, clever wits save lives, and spiritual enlightenment is gained from grief in Shannon's succinct retellings. Source notes are given for each tale, and Peter Sis' pen-and-ink drawings lend an air of bemused whimsy. 7-12 YO http://www.amazon.com/Still-Stories-Solve-George-Shannon/dp/0688147437
The Lost Music (Kathryn Meyrick) $5 PB EC Melancholy because he and his children have lost their music in a world filled with nasty noise, Gustav Mole circles the globe and seeks to retrieve his music among a host of animals playing many different kinds of instruments. From Budapest to Bali, Gustav drums up support for his cause, and is in turn serenaded by such creatures as cimbalom-playing badgers (Hungary), a sitar-playing tiger (India) and a kangaroo on the didgeridoo (Australia). The visual information on wildlife and ethnic music is the highlight of the book--Meyrick's detailed watercolors are splendidly merry. 5-9 YO http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=4048501&matches=27&author=Meyrick%2C+Kathryn&browse=1&cm_sp=works*listing*cover
It’s One World (Geoff Hocking) $3 PB VGC It’s dress-up day at school. All the children are wearing their national costumes and look and speak very differently – until the next day. A great picture book for the study of multicultural Australia and its ethnic groups. Bright, engaging illustrations and a glossary of international greetings and their meaning in the back. Recommended! 4-8 YO