Fairy Tales, 200th Anniversary Edition - Penguin Hardback Classic by Hans Christian Andersen
$59.95 NZD
$70.00 (14% off)
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
A new selection of 30 tales to mark the 200 year anniversary of Andersen's birth in 2005. Tiina Nunnally
Jason and the Golden Fleece by James Riordan
$34.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe by Paul Hess
$30.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: 7+
A collection of little-known folk tales, designed to stimulate children's interest in their Eastern European neighbours. The seven illustrated tales originate from Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Romania.
Spirit of the Forest: Tree Tales from Around the World by Eric Maddern
$19.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
Trees are symbols of life itself. We cut them down at our peril. Here is a leafy anthology of 12 traditional tales from all over the earth's surface, from Native North America to New Guinea and from Wales to Nepal. They include tales of magic, bravery, death and rebirth.
Yi-min and the Elephants by Caroline Heaton
$27.99 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: 4-8
Yi-Min, the smallest and most indulged daughter of the Chinese Emperor, longs to seen an elephant. Her father agrees to take her on an elephant hunt, but when Yi-Min sees a big wolf, she mistakes it for an elephant, and the same happens with a stripy tiger and a shaggy brown bear.
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff & Alan Lee
$29.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
A retelling of the classic, epic poem, The Iliad. It offers younger readers an introduction to the heroes of ancient Greece whilst providing the complete story of the siege of Troy.
Twelve Labours of Hercules by James Riordan
$29.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
These retellings of the ancient Greek legends recreate the labours of Zeus' much-loved son and mythology's mightiest hero. Illustrations including a map of the sites of Hercules' 12 labours accompany the text.
Tales from Grimm by Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm & Margaret Chamberlain (ill.) & Antonia Barber (ed.)
$24.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
A collection of 15 fairy tales from the brothers Grimm, retold in this text with a contemporary approach and including Snow White, Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel.
Chinye by Obi Onyefulu
$20.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: 4-7
Chinye's callous stepmother sends her out into the dark forest to fetch water. Terror lurks behind every tree and ghostly figures cross her path, but there are even stranger surprises at her journey's end - gold and prosperity for the person who chooses well, whirlwind destruction for the greedy.
Lord of the Animals by Fiona French
$16.95 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
Coyote has created the world and its creatures, and now he gathers a council to decide how they will make the being who will rule over them all. As the animals start to disagree, fur and feathers begin to fly - until Coyote suggests they each make a clay model and then choose the best. But, unknown to a ...Show more
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales by Hans Christian Anderson
$35.00 NZD
$36.00 (2% off)
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: very good
Within these pages are eight of Hans Christian Andersen's most magical tales. Watch as the Ugly Duckling blossoms into a beautiful swan, and laugh along with the townspeople at the Emperor's new clothes. Here you'll meet the most celebrated citizens of Andersen's fabled world. You'll get to know Thumbel ...Show more