This is the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure. From his home in Spain, he journeys to Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian...
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Author: Coelho, PauloSummary:Genre: Bildungsromans, Myths and folk tales
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Author: Schein, MaggieSummary:
In this collection of fables in the literary tradition of Italo Calvino, Maggie Schein brings together medicine men, monks, immortals, witches, seekers, souls in various stages of their cycles in...
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Author: Challenger, RobertSummary:
This fourth collection of short stories written by Robert James (Jim) Challenger combines the timeless appeal of Aesop's fables with the oral storytelling traditions of First Nations and other...
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Author: Challenger, Robert JamesSummary:
This is Robert James Challenger's fifth collection of beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read short stories that impart practical, moral lessons about life in today's world. As in Aesop's fables and...
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Author: Simpson, CarollSummary:
This is the story of how the first beaver came to be. It tells of a young girl, Reedee, who is born with hair the colour of Mother Earth, not the colour of Raven like the rest of her people. It...
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Author: Auger, DaleSummary:
Winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award, 2006 Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival and Book Awards Kayâs is a young Cree man who is blessed with a Gift that makes him a...
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Author: Challenger, Robert JamesSummary:
In this latest collection of beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read fables, Robert James Challenger continues to teach children practical, moral lessons about life in today's complicated world. Owl...
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Author: Challenger, Robert JamesSummary:
Robert James Challenger uses the form of parables to teach children important values. The observations of Grandmother and other family members interpret the actions of nature's creatures in a...
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Author: Hamilton, VirginiaSummary:
An anthology of traditional American Black folktales retold by the African-American woman to win a Newbery Medal and the first children's book author to be awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant.
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Author: Andersen, Hans ChristianSummary:
Originally published in 1844 in one of C. A. Reitzel's New Fairy Tales collections, The Fir Tree is a moralistic tale that reveals the importance of appreciating what you have. In it, a young fir...
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Author: Pyle, HowardSummary:
Howard Pyle's heroic version of Robin Hood begins after a conflict with some foresters leads to Robin of Locksley becoming the outlaw famous for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Each...
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This delightful collection of children's stories is perfect listening for the whole family. Featured are four beloved stories to entice your imagination, including A Christmas Carol by Charles...
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Author: Reid, Bill, Bringhurst, Robert, Lévi-Strauss, Claude, Therrien, Joanne, Le Gall, HuguetteSummary:
« Avant qu’il y ait quoi que ce soit au monde, avant que les eaux recouvrent tout puis se retirent, avant qu’il y ait sur la terre des animaux, dans l’air des oiseaux, dans la mer des poissons,...
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Author: Scott, MarcSummary:
Recueil de 44 histoires variées glanées à travers le Canada chez les peuples des premières nations et les inuits. Un portrait des autochtones du Canada à travers leurs histoires, leurs contes,...
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Author: Scott, Marc, Gagné-Côté, Catherine, Fauteux, NadiaSummary:
Recueil de 13 contes, légendes et récits des deux côtés de la rivière des Outaouais : Dollard des Ormeaux, la complainte de Cadieux, la légende du Lac des Fées, la legende du Théâtre de l'Île, la...