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| Author | : Caroline Pitcher |
| Publisher | : Eerdmans Books For Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : |
A childless old woman is given a merbaby to raise until the child can safely return to the sea.
| Author | : Caroline Pitcher |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-10 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781915659460 |
Mariana, a lonely old woman, lives in a hut by the sea-shore. The village children are afraid of her, though she wants to be their friend. One day a huge storm casts up a tiny Merbaby in a crab shell. Mariana loves and cares for the sea-child. She fears that its mother, a Sea Spirit, will think she has stolen it. But when the Sea Spirit comes, she thanks Mariana for saving her baby's life and asks her to look after the tiny girl until she learns to swim. Mariana's life changes: the village children love the mer-girl and discover that the old woman is their friend. Mariana knows that her beloved Merchild must return to live in the sea. When the day comes, however, she is no longer sad and lonely. The children comfort her, and the Merchild never forgets her. This poetic and lyrical re-telling of a Chilean folk-tale, first published in 2000, is now reissued in a gift format which does full justice to Jackie Morris's evocative illustrations.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Parragon Books |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012-03-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781445466262 |
| Author | : M. Christina Butler |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 24 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Fear |
| ISBN | : 9781921718441 |
Deep in the soft green shadows of the jungle two tiny tiger cubs pounce and play. But then one night Mother Tiger goes into the jungle to hunt. Left alone, the cubs find the night seems much bigger and darker than before...
| Author | : Caroline Pitcher |
| Publisher | : Turtleback |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780613322836 |
After being told that she cannot leave her winter den until spring arrives, Una the bear cub goes out early, meets various animals, gets in trouble, and eventually finds out what spring is.
| Author | : Jackie Morris |
| Publisher | : Beyond Words |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 1998-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781885223838 |
A magical tale of the special bond between father and son recounts how young Joseph, living in the African Savannah, comes to love a lion living nearby and how he learns to both love and trust his father. At night while his village sleeps, young Joseph hears a lion's roar thunderclap across the wide East African Savannah. Joseph's father tells him that it is not the right time to go and meet the lion, but when Joseph sees the lion racing towards him, his great head streaming with gold and his paws as big as drums, a special friendship begins. Every noontime Joseph visits the lion's den. He sleeps beside the lion, meets the lioness, and plays with the young cubs. Then one day, traders come looking for lion cubs and an anxious fear awakens in Joseph: he suspects that his father has betrayed the lions. This beautiful father/son tale explores an unusual friendship and a child's rite of passage. The Time of the Lion creates a metaphor for the magic of childhood, a time when fantasy is reality, and lions are our friends. The beautiful artwork is the perfect compliment to this tale, capturing the power and mystery of the African Savannah.
| Author | : Caroline Pitcher |
| Publisher | : Egmont Books (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 494 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781405208512 |
Luka and his brother, Jez, live in a village scarred by a recent war. Their parents have vanished and they must help each other survive. Luka's sight has nearly gone but he doesn't want to accept what's happening to him; he wants to see and he discovers he has a very special power: he can shapeshift. It is this gift that gives him his freedom, and he becomes the cloud cat, swallow, otter, and wolf. Through the animals, Luka can enter another world of landscapes and colors--yet Luka is in danger. The village witch, Vaskalia, uses her old magic to stake a claim on his gift, and Luka discovers that the shaman's gift can be used for evil as well as good. Jez tries to help him but he is powerless against the dark magic. It is only through his shapeshifting that Luka can fight the evil and save his village.
| Author | : Caroline Pitcher |
| Publisher | : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2009-09 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1845072766 |
Hearing stories from his mother about the Lord of the Forest, little Tiger keeps a watchful eye and an observant ear on all the sights and sounds around him in the hope of finally encountering the elusive animal that rules their land.
| Author | : Pleasant DeSpain |
| Publisher | : Triangle Interactive, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2017-12-13 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1684440254 |
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children ... and her own wit. This folktale, first told by the indigenous people of Brazil, is now told throughout Latin America. Like the people of Latin America, Turtle always seems to survive any challenge by using her courage and wit. Beautiful watercolors radiant with the dense foliage and hardy wildlife of the Amazon rain forest, guides the reader through this timeless adventure story.
| Author | : Sharon Barcan Elswit |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2015-10-07 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0786478950 |
Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth. One in a series of folklore reference guides ("...an invaluable resource..."--School Library Journal), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.
