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Kane Miller a division of EDC Publishing
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2020.
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A story within a story that celebrates family time together. Jamie and Abby are camping with Dad and they tell a bedtime story together. This story will star their favorites: a prince, a witch, a thief and some bears. "And the frog!" says Abby. This time there's a terrible giant who's stolen all the keys to the kingdom. No one can get into their homes! No one can start their horses! It's a real mess. Our heroes must sneak into the giant's castle and...
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Get the Summary of Richard Dawkins's The Magic of Reality in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Magic of Reality" explores the concept of reality, emphasizing that while not everything real is directly perceivable, scientific tools allow us to confirm the existence of phenomena beyond our senses. The book discusses how evidence of dinosaurs exists through fossils, and how telescopes reveal distant celestial bodies,...
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These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by writer, storyteller and poe t Jennie Bailey and storyteller, writer,psychotherapist and shamanic guide David England. Take a fantasy journey around Lancashire, the Phantom Voice at Southport, the Leprechauns of Liverpool and the famous hanging of Pendle Witches at Lancaster,to the infamous Miss Whiplash at Clitheroe. Enjoy a rich feast of local...
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A proud king uses magical drums to conquer his rivals, and only his daughter can stop him. A seagull is determined to fly across an ocean, but he learns a painful lesson after reaching his goal. A young girl yearns to become a butterfly, but she must make three sacrifices to achieve her dream. This collection of stories by Sylvester Foxglove will delight young readers while teaching valuable lessons for the world we live in now. Cover illustration...
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With its wild eroding sea, its gentle rolling fields and tall churches, Suffolk is a county of contrasts. It may seem a kindly and civilised place, but in that sea, in the reed beds, the woods and even down dark town streets lurk strange beasts, ghosts and tricksters.
These thirty traditional tales retold by storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis take you into a hidden world of green children and wildmen, of lovers from beyond the grave and tricksy fairy...
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The Cheetah's TearstainsThe evil and lazy hunter steals the Cheetah's two cubs, intending to train them to hunt for him. Cheetah is devastated by the loss of her two cubs and cries so many tears that they stain her face. An old man asks Cheetah why she is crying and upon hearing of her loss tells the village chieftain what the hunter has done. But can the village chieftain re-unite the tearful cheetah with her two cubs? A myth from Africa.The Great...
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Hettie's PirouetteHilda the hippopotamus and Hettie the heron both love the ballet. They join the Ballet school and begin training. They enter the end-of-year competition for couples (pas de deux) and perform five movements, the pose well known in the ballet Swan Lake, the movement that shows the bond between the two dancers in the ballet Le Diable à Quatre, the movement where the dancer being held by the partner is able to descend very low to the...
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In this delightful story, Ellie is a small magic fairy who visits lonely children to help them smile.
She helps animals who live in a magic forest, when they are lost, sad or frightened.
Ellie finds a friend in a lovely mermaid, who lives in a pool deep within the forest.
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A new trilingual book brings together some of the most important and exciting Mapuche poets from Chile.
Poetry of the Earth: Mapuche Trilingual Anthology is a remarkable collection of poetry in Mapudugun, Spanish and English that explores Mapuche culture and literature and negotiates its space in the national Chilean and global context.
The Mapuche are the Indigenous people of Chile, and today the traditional Mapuche language, Mapudugun (the...
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Explore a vibrant, modern world with 'Ruby and the City Wolf: A Tech-Savvy Fairy Tale', the latest gem in the 'Reimagined Fairy Tales' series by DanOwlStory.This imaginative retelling brings a fresh, contemporary twist to the traditional folk tale popularized by Charles Perrault and recorded by the Brothers Grimm.In this innovative version, Little Red Riding Hood is reimagined as Ruby, a smart and resourceful girl living in a bustling city. Known...
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The Beginning and Other Asian Folktales is a collection of 18 folktales from Laos (Hmong), the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Sumatra, Bali, India, China, Korea. This book was originally published in 1995, as a project of PAWWA (Philippine American Women Writers and Artists) a small group of Filipina writers in Southern California. The goals of that group included supporting one another other, helping other Filipina writers and artists, and providing...
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Twilight fans—get ready to go back to the place where your obsession began.
The woods behind seventeen-year-old Jayden James' home in Forks, Washington are a place of many things. They are his escape from the bourbon ghost of his mother, the tireless torment of the town bully, and the place where he first lays eyes on Alexa, the new girl in town—a girl who makes his heart feel as if it beats for the first time.
Yes, the woods are his shelter....
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Immerse yourself in 'The Three Little City Pigs: Building for the Future', a captivating story from the 'Reimagined Fairy Tales' series by DanOwlStory.This modern rendition breathes new life into the classic English folktale, tracing its literary roots back to the 19th century, notably in James Halliwell-Phillipps's 'Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales' (1843).Set against the backdrop of a lively city suburb, this tale follows three innovative piglets...
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TODAY WE BRING YOU A HUGE GIFT!
DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO LEARN VALUES OR DO YOU WANT TO STRENGTHEN HIS READING HABIT? , if the answer is yes! , THIS BOOK IS FOR THEM , it has been shown that READING AND MENTAL EXERCISE helps develop concentration, perception and stimulates empathy in children, our entire team produced content that is attractive to your child's mind and effective at time to DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, the...
16) Olivia´s Tale
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TODAY WE BRING YOU A HUGE GIFT!DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO LEARN VALUES OR DO YOU WANT TO STRENGTHEN HIS READING HABIT? , if the answer is yes! , THIS BOOK IS FOR THEM , it has been shown that READING AND MENTAL EXERCISE helps develop concentration, perception and stimulates empathy in children, our entire team produced content that is attractive to your child's mind and effective at time to DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, the...
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This remarkable book brings together more than 150 authentic Buddhist teaching tales from the Hidden Kingdom of Tibet - most never before translated into English. These captivating stories, legends and yarns - passed orally from teacher to student - capture the vibrant wisdom of an ancient and still-living oral tradition. Magical, whimsical, witty and ribald, The Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane unfolds a luminous vision of a universe where basic goodness,...
18) Cats for Dinner
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Filled with suspense, non-stop chases, animal traps, narrow escapes, ancient mythology, and crime scene CSI-style adventures, Cats for Dinner is the first in a series of books that are essentially the XFILES for kids.It is very safe to say that curiosity will almost kill the cat. But, then again, why not? Why be safe? After all, 'nice' is overrated.
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!) This is Volume 1, featuring 12 enchanting fairy tales. More magical stories await you in Volumes 2 and 3. Welcome to a world of enchanting fairy tales, created especially for children and their parents! These 12 chapters, each containing a unique fairy tale, are brimming with love, kindness and valuable life lessons that will gently guide your little ones towards better behavior, overcoming their fears and tackling age-related challenges.Within...
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