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Author : Kent Davis
Release : 2011-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 542/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tales of the Hare - 27 Classic Folktales of Cambodia by : Kent Davis
Download or read book Tales of the Hare - 27 Classic Folktales of Cambodia written by Kent Davis. This book was released on 2011-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of Cambodian folktales featuring Mr. Hare.
Author : Graham Seal
Release : 2016-03-14
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World by : Graham Seal
Download or read book Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World written by Graham Seal. This book was released on 2016-03-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.
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Release : 2014
Genre : Children's stories
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 035/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dara's Clever Trap by :
Download or read book Dara's Clever Trap written by . This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet a cunning Cambodian princess who is known for her brains, not her beauty. Dara uses her talent as an engineer to foil a wicked plot and save her husband in this traditional tale, new in our series of first chapter books for early readers. AGES: 6+ AUTHOR: Mary Finch has loved folk and fairy stories since she was a child. She has also written 'The Little Red Hen' and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' for Barefoot Books. She has two daughters and two grandchildren, and lives in Bath, UK. SELLING POINTS: * Cambodian folktale: Martina Peluso's dreamy illustrations render the Cambodian setting in rich detail * Strong women: princess stories series features clever, courageous princesses of all kinds from cultures around the world * Science and technology: princess Dara excels at architecture and engineering, and uses her skill and wit to save her husband * Early reader series: carefully chosen vocabulary and simple sentences, combined with vibrant and fun illustrations, ease emerging readers into the world of chapter books ILLUSTRATOR Martina Peluso was born and grew up in Naples, Italy and now lives in Scotland. She's wanted to be an illustrator since childhood, and dreams of opening windows onto the world with her drawings and paintings. This is her first project with Barefoot Books. Colour illustrations
Author : Melodie Winawer
Release : 2017-05-16
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 270/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Scribe of Siena by : Melodie Winawer
Download or read book The Scribe of Siena written by Melodie Winawer. This book was released on 2017-05-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Like Outlander with an Italian accent.” —Real Simple “A detailed historical novel, a multifaceted mystery, and a moving tale of improbable love.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A NEW YORK POST MUST-READ BOOK Readers of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander and Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring…will be swept away by the spell of medieval Siena” (Library Journal, starred review) in this transporting love story and gripping historical mystery. Accomplished neurosurgeon Beatrice Trovato knows that her deep empathy for her patients is starting to impede her work. So when her beloved brother passes away, she welcomes the unexpected trip to the Tuscan city of Siena to resolve his estate, even as she wrestles with grief. But as she delves deeper into her brother’s affairs, she discovers intrigue she never imagined—a 700-year-old conspiracy to decimate the city. As Beatrice explores the evidence further, she uncovers the journal and paintings of the fourteenth-century artist Gabriele Accorsi. But when she finds a startling image of her own face, she is suddenly transported to the year 1347. She awakens in a Siena unfamiliar to her, one that will soon be hit by the Plague. Yet when Beatrice meets Accorsi, something unexpected happens: she falls in love—not only with Gabriele, but also with the beauty and cadence of medieval life. As the Plague and the ruthless hands behind its trajectory threaten not only her survival but also Siena’s very existence, Beatrice must decide in which century she belongs. The Scribe of Siena is the captivating story of a brilliant woman’s passionate affair with a time and a place that captures her in an impossibly romantic and dangerous trap—testing the strength of fate and the bonds of love.
Author : Charles Fort
Release : 2020-09-28
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 424/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of the Damned by : Charles Fort
Download or read book The Book of the Damned written by Charles Fort. This book was released on 2020-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.
