An adaptation of the classic fables includes 'The Fox and the Grapes,' 'The Ant and the Grasshopper,' 'The Country Mouse and the City Mouse,' and two hundred others

Though Anne of Green Gables is written for all ages, it has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century."Matthew Cuthbert, who's that?" she ejaculated. "Where is the boy?" Matthew had been to the train station to fetch the child they were to adopt, a boy. Marilla had insisted on a boy. "There wasn't any boy," said Matthew wretchedly. "There was only her." He nodded at the girl. He didn't know her name. He was embarrassed to realize that he had never even asked her name. "No boy! But there must have been a boy," insisted Marilla. "We sent word to Mrs. Spencer to bring a boy." "Well, she didn't. She brought her. I asked the station-master. And I had to bring her home. She couldn't be left there, no matter where the mistake had come in." "Well, this is a pretty piece of business!" ejaculated Marilla. During this dialogue the child had remained silent, her eyes roving from one to the other, all the animation fading out of her face. Suddenly she seemed to grasp the full meaning of what had been said. Dropping her precious carpet-bag she sprang forward a step and clasped her hands. "You don't want me!" she cried. "You don't want me because I'm not a boy! I might have expected it. Nobody ever did want me. I might have known it was all too beautiful to last. I might have known nobody really did want me. Oh, what shall I do? I'm going to burst into tears!" And burst into tears the little girl did. . . .

Adapted from Sir Richard F. Burton's classic translation, this collection of lush Arab fairy tales entertain universal themes while illuminating the foreign world of the Medieval Middle East, featuring 'The Porter and the Three Ladies,' 'The Caliph's Night Adventure,' 'The Woman Who Made Her Husband Sift Dirt,' and other favorites. Original. (view table of contents)

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A collection of French fairy tales originally written in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The original, seventeenth-century French fairy tale, 'Belle and the Beast'--the basis of the contemporary Disney motion picture and Broadway musical--is joined by other beloved tales, including 'Cinderella,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' and 'Little Red Riding Hood.' Original.

The evolution of the fairy tale from the folk tale and their fascination for the modern reader are examined (view table of contents)

Product Description: Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, one of the more astute critics of fairy tales, explores the romantic myth of the brothers as wandering scholars, who gathered "authentic" tales from the peasantry...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Illustrated with turn-of-the-century engravings, this collection of fairy tales features unabridged, faithful, translations of more than 200 stories

Illustrated with turn-of-the-century engravings, this collection of fairy tales features unabridged, faithful, translations of more than 200 stories

Describes classroom storytelling and outlines the process for teachers to follow, and includes variations of fairy tales

A collection of modern fairy tales told from a feminist perspective

Traces the history of the fairy tale, discusses its relationship with society, and looks at the interpretation of fairy tales in film and literature (view table of contents)

A collection of literary fairy tales written during the Weimar Republic in Germany, intended to serve as utopian tales for raising the political consciousness of the young people of that period. Includes a scholarly introduction giving the social and cultural background of the tales.A collection of literary fairy tales written during the Weimar Republic in Germany, intended to serve as utopian tales for raising the political consciousness of the young people of that period, includes a scholarly introduction giving the social and cultural background of the tales

A collection of literary fairy tales written during the Weimar Republic in Germany, intended to serve as utopian tales for raising the political consciousness of the young people of that period. Includes a scholarly introduction giving the social and cultural background of the tales. (view table of contents)

Product Description: An experimental C-130 Spectre aircraft is shot down over Laos by a lurking MiG-21. The U.S. "Spooky" gunship is loaded with supersecret gear and must stay out of enemy hands at all costs. Special Forces Captain Mike Reese and his Hatchet team are ordered to locate the wreckage site and destroy the sensitive electronics package...read more

Product Description: The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives – their behavior, values, and relationship to society...read more

Presents twenty-four of the nineteenth-century writer's works, including 'The Griffin and the Minor Canon,' 'Old Pipes and the Dryad,' and other tales

A collection of twenty-two fairy tales by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, most translated into English for the first time, show the influence of German Romanticism, psychoanalysis, and Eastern religion on his development as an author.

Product Description: Considered a visionary in his own time, Rodari's well-respected pedagogical reflections, philosophies, and exercises appear in this book. Each essay is designed to guide the teacher on using fairy tales and folk tales for cognitive development and creative writing...read more

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