Yuri
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Language
English
Description
Learn Japanese and enjoy folktales at the same time with this whimsically illustrated multicultural children's book! This bilingual edition of A Treasury of Japanese Folktales-presented in both English and Japanese-contains 12 of the best Japanese legends and fairy tales, told to generation after generation of Japanese children. Originally written in English by Yuri Yasuda, based on her interpretations of traditional Japanese tales, these charming...
Author
Language
English
Description
Here, beautifully illustrated and presented in both English and Japanese, are 12 of the best Japanese folktales-shared with generation after generation of Japanese children. These charming tales engage your imagination as you're carried on turtle-back rides, brought to the underwater palace of the dragon princess, and discover a temple with a "tea kettle" that is really a cunning badger in disguise. Stories include:
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
The Strong...
13) The wild life
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From the over-exuberant parrot Mak to the snack-obsessed tapir Rosie, from the persnickety echidna Epi to the acrobatic pangolin Pango, from the ditzy goat Scrubby to the commonsensical kingfisher Kiki and the always-cool chameleon Carmello, things are larger-than-life on a tropical isle that is pure wild animal paradise. Then Robinson Crusoe, a marooned human, arrives in the midst of a furious storm, and their lives are forever changed by this bewildering...
Author
Publisher
Sunset & Venice, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Un viaje fascinante para descubrir todo lo que hay que saber sobre los animales marinos más importantes de Baja California. Gracias a este libro, los niños se transformarán en biólogos marinos y conocerán a tantas criaturas asombrosas: desde el calamar gigante hasta el misterioso señor de las tormentas, al pez más rápido del mundo. El libro está ilustrado con dibujos de gran formato."--Amazon.com.
15) The three wishes
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1986
Language
English
Description
"The classic tale of the wood-cutter, his wife and three wasted wishes"--P. [4] of cover.
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Language
English
Description
Wyetta is a little girl who was born in St. Lucia and lived there until she was ten years old. She then moved to the United States, as many families did back in those days. The first set of stories is based on some of the common experiences St. Lucian children have, as reflected in the adventures of Wyetta. The stories also relate many of the unusual experiences that this inquisitive, honest, impulsive, bothersome, annafè, little girl had in St....
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Series
Language
English
Description
Every island in the Caribbean has unusual or eccentric characters. St. Lucia is no exception. Imagine what it would be like if our inquisitive little heroine, Wyetta, went to visit Muh Seebo, one of the island's most unusual and notorious individuals. This exciting and eventful story tells what happened when Wyetta and her family paid a visit to the "gaje" lady who lived by herself in a village with her fruit trees, flowers, and chickens. This...
Author
Language
Hindi
Description
A geeky commoner Prithvi Khurana (Zayed Khan) is content with his mediocre job and steady girlfriend. But when his account mysteriously gets credited with 1 million rupees, he seeks the help of his philandering, slacker roommate Sam (Rannvijay Singh) to solve the mystery.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The very timid Elliot (Larry the Cucumber), lazy Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and George (Pa Grape), who lacks self-confidence, are three lazy misfits who dream of putting on a show about pirates. With their own problems, this dream might not come true. But, they soon find themselves traveling back in time into the 17th century. They begin a quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant. Along the way, they learn about being pirates.
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Language
English
Description
White swan by day, human by night, the beautiful Odette awaits an oath of true love to break the curse. The great legend of the enigmatic swan/woman is one of the most romantic classical ballets, appropriately set in the era of courtly romance and characterised by elegance, style and harmony.
With Tchaikovsky's famous lyrical score, Swan Lake depicts the tragic love between Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, and will no doubt be performed to perfection...