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Revolting rhymes & Dirty beasts
Par Roald Dahl. 1982
Revolting rhymes. Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.…
Grades K-3. 1982. Taped with: Dirty beasts. A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people. Grades K-3. 1983.Roald Dahl's Revolting rhymes (Into Reading, Read Aloud Module 2)
Par Roald Dahl. 1984
The Oxford treasury of children's poems
Par Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark. 1988
Beginning with tongue-twisters, word-plays and nursery rhymes, there are poems about giants and dragons, fairies and trolls, grown-ups and parents,…
spiders and the seaside; supermarkets and shopping, food and parties. There are also poems to make you laugh, and poems for bedtime. Grades P-2. 1988.The lays of Beleriand (History Of Middle Earth Ser. #Vol. 3)
Par Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R Tolkien. 2002
This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us an insight into the creation of the mythology of…
Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world - those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by C. S. Lewis, who read the poem in 1929. 2002.The rooster crows: a book of American rhymes and jingles (Their This is America books)
Par Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller Petersham. 1945
We belong
Par Cookie Hiponia Everman. 2021
An extraordinarily beautiful novel-in-verse, this important debut weaves a dramatic immigrant story together with Philippine mythology to create something wholly…
new. Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales: that of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and refugee; and that of the young life of Mayari, the mythical daughter of a god. Both are tales of sisterhood and motherhood, and of the difficult experience of trying to fit into a new culture, and having to fight for a home and acceptance. Glorious and layered, this is a portrait of family and strength for the agesBeowulf: a translation and commentary, together with Sellic spell
Par J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien. 2014
Early prose translation (1926) from the Old English by the esteemed Oxford classicist and author of The Lord of the…
Rings (DB 47486, 47487, 47488) trilogy. This volume, edited by Tolkien's son Christopher, also contains extensive commentary on the text and its world, and a short tale by the author. Some violence. 1926365 cuentos y rimas para niñas
Par Not Specified. 2005
Una colección de cuentos breves y versos caprichosos para niñas pequeñas. Traducido del inglés por Almudena Sasiain. Para niños preescolares…
hasta el grado 2. [A collection of short stories and whimsical verses for young girls. Spanish language. ] 2005The white goddess: a historical grammar of poetic myth
Par Robert Graves. 1999
Grevel Lindop, editor of this 1997 edition, describes it as "(among other things) an adventure in historical detective-work," in which…
Graves linguistically deciphers much of the world's mythology, explains the place in anthropology of goddess and god, and provides a basis for understanding his poetry and the modern world. 1952¡Muu, moo!: rimas de animales = animal nursery rhymes
Par Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Vivi Escriva. 2010
A selection of Spanish-language animal-themed nursery rhymes and English poetic renderings. Based on traditional folklore from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico,…
Argentina, and Central America. Includes "El Gallo Espolón," "El Burro," "Los Sapitos," "Cri-Crí," and "La Lechuza." A bilingual book in Spanish and English. For preschool-grade 2. 2010E-I-E-I-O: how old MacDonald got his farm
Par Judy Sierra, Matthew Myers. 2014
Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn't have a farm. He just had a yard - a yard he didn't…
want to mow. But under the direction of the wise (and ecologically sensitive) Little Red Hen, Mac learns to look at the environment in a very different way, and whole new worlds start to bloom with the help of some mud, garbage, horse poop, and worms! Judy Sierra's spirited verse, paired with Matthew Myers's exuberant illustrations, yields a fresh take on a children's classic, complete with raised-bed gardens and an organic farmers' market - making this a perfect story for armchair gardeners and devoted locavores of all sizes. For preschool-grade 2La princesa and the pea
Par Susan Middleton Elya, Juana Martinez-Neal. 2017
A rhyming bilingual fairy tale about a girl who must detect a pea beneath a mountain of mattresses if she…
is to marry the prince. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the text. For preschool-grade 2Little you
Par Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett. 2013
Good night, sleep tight
Par Mem Fox, Judy Horacek. 2013
Polkabats and octopus slacks: 14 stories
Par Calef Brown. 1998
Falling for Rapunzel
Par Leah Wilcox, Lydia Monks. 2003
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far…
away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid. For preschool-grade 2The Aeneid
Par Virgil, Robert Fagles. 2006
Epic Latin poem composed by Virgil during the last ten years of his life, 29 to 19 B.C.E. Beginning with…
the legend of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who founded a settlement in Italy, celebrates the Roman Empire's expansion and the achievements of Emperor Augustus. Verse translation by Robert Fagles. 2006Mamá Goose: a Latino nursery treasury = un tesor de rimas infantiles
Par Isabel Campoy, Maribel Suarez. 2004
A sampler of traditional Spanish lullabies, finger plays, nursery and jump-rope rhymes, riddles, and songs. Includes an introduction in English…
and the poems in English and Spanish language. For preschool-grade 2. 2004The magical worlds of Harry Potter: a treasury of myths, legends, and fascinating facts
Par David Colbert. 2002
Examines the link between the Harry Potter books' images, characters, and themes and their roots in myths and folklore--decoding Rowling's…
clues to reveal hidden meanings. Discusses magic spells, supernatural beasts, the origin of names, and facts about wizards. For grades 4-7. 2001Here comes Mother Goose (My Very First Mother Goose)
Par Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells. 1999