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The Barefoot Book Of Princesses with CD $27.95

As young readers share their adventures, they will find that the princesses of folk tales are often challenged in many surprising and unexpected ways as they grow up. Some are rich, others poor; some are clever and kind...

The Brothers' Promise $8.95

A retelling of the old Talmudic story about brothers caring for each other.

The Children of China: An Artist's Journey $11.99

Before coming to Canada, while he was still an art teacher in Beijing, Song Nan Zhang traveled from Inner Mongolia east, south, and north to find and paint unusual scenes of Chinese family life. Here are the children who...

The Deer And The Woodcutter: A Korean Folktale $21.95

When you hear a rooster crow at the break of dawn, remember this story of the lovelorn woodcutter. After a deer teaches him how to gain a wife through treachery, the woodcutter finds a bride. But fate soon plays a nasty...

The Dragon Of Krakow and Other Polish Stories $11.50

Polish folk tales have a special character all their own, and some of the best stories have been gathered to create this sparkling collection. Among them are "The King Who Was Eaten by Mice," a cautionary tale from Gniezno,...

The Eight Nights of Chanukah $17.95

Incorporating the popular music of 12 Days of Christmas into a Chanukah book, this is perfect for children of any religious orientation. "On the first night of Chanukah .." begins the familiar tune in a book that sees the...

The Emperor and the Nightingale $12.95

This version of Hans Christian Andersen tales, originally an oriental folktale re-told, is set in mid-19th century China. The text's illustrations present authentic details, from Manchu headdresses to the rose-madder walls...

The Empress and the Silkworm $22.00

Almost five thousand years ago, the young Chinese empress Si Ling-Chi was having tea in the garden. Suddenly - plop! - something small and round and white fell into her cup. It was a cocoon from a mulberry tree. Through a...

The Farmyard Jamboree with CD $12.99

This Chilean folktale-inspired read-aloud and song will have kids oinking and mooing 'til the cows come home.

The Firekeeper's Son $8.99

In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he...

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship $22.00

When the Tsar proclaims that the first person to bring him a flying ship will be rewarded with his daughter's hand in marriage, he is sure that only a prince will succeed. A young peasant, whom everybody takes for a fool, is...

The Great Tug of War $10.50

When Mmutla the hare tricks Tlou the elephant and Kubu the hippo into having an epic tug-of-war, the whole grassland is soon laughing at their foolishness. But big animals don-???+-?-+t like to be laughed at - especially by...

The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales $17.95

The stories we hear in childhood-??usually from parents and grandparents, teachers and caregivers-??teach us the values, faith, culture, and traditions of those we love most. They nourish our sense of wonder and curiosity...

The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer: A Huichol Indian Story $23.50

A contemporary adaptation of an indigenous Huichol teaching tale, illustrated with traditional yarn drawings by Huichol artisans - Shares the hidden treasures of a nature-based indigenous culture - A teaching tool for...

The King with Horse's Ears and Other Irish Folktales $15.95

Storytelling is one of Ireland-???+-?-+s oldest and grandest traditions, and these vivid tales of far-off days will introduce young readers to the country-???+-?-+s irresistible folklore. Here are brave warriors with...

The Land of the Dragon King and Other Korean Stories $25.95

The sea hasn't always been salty, and rabbits haven't always had fluffy tails. How the sea grew salty, pigs got their short snouts and rabbits their fluffy tails is revealed in this sparkling collection of Korean folk...

The Little Stone Lion $21.95

In a small Chinese village a stone-carved lion sits and watches as a guardian spirit and holder of the villagers' collective memory. Older people stop, stroking his head to remember the past and children walk by knowing he...

The Magic Pomegranate: A Jewish Folktale $8.95

The contest has begun! Three brothers travel to different countries to find the most unusual gift. The oldest brother finds a looking glass that shows him places far away. The middle brother buys a flying carpet. And the...

The Mermaid of Warsaw: And Other Tales from Poland $10.50

Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's...

The Neverending Story $11.95

A little girl wants a story that never ends. Grandmother starts off a chain story typical of folk tales the world over. The old man from Madikere comes to Bengaluru, the old man-???+-?-+s wife, her daughter, the...