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Mythical birds & beasts from many lands
Par Margaret Mayo. 1996
A collection of ten folktales gathered from around the world. Each story centers on an imaginary creature including Pegasus, a…
mermaid, a unicorn, the thunderbird, a dragon, a sea serpent, the feathered snake, the Minotaur, naga, and the phoenix. Contains source notes. Grades 3-6. 1996.My lady of the fuchsias
Par Essie Summers. 1990
Priscilla was in love with her boss, but he was engaged to someone else. In getting as far away from…
Peter Lockhart as she could, she meets Rosina Claremont who offers her a job. Peter arrives on the scene again announcing he is Rosina's nephew! How could Priscilla get this man out of her life? 1990.Mysterious tales of Japan
Par Rafe Martin. 1996
A collection of ten Japanese folktales. The introduction explains that the beauty of the natural world is important in many…
of these tales and that acts of kindness are often repaid in unusual ways. Grades 3-6. 1996.Mufaro's beautiful daughters: an African tale (Amistad Ser.)
Par John Steptoe. 1987
When the Great King sends for candidates to be his wife, Mufaro decides to present his two daughters, bad-tempered Manyara…
and sweet-tempered Nyasha. Manyara arrives first, while Nyasha is offering assistance to the people she meets on the way. Grades 2-4. 1987.Momotaro, the Peach Boy: a traditional Japanese tale
Par Linda Shute. 1986
A childless woodcutter and his wife find a baby boy inside a gigantic peach and name him Momotaro. The couple…
is saddened when, at the age of 15, Momotaro announces that he must leave to fight the wicked Oni, monster-like demons who terrorize the villagers. Grades K-3. c1986.L'épouvantail
Par Nathaniel Hawthorne, Isabelle Drouin. 1999
La mère Rigby, sorcière de son état, fabrique un épouvantail et lui insuffle la vie. Son pantin aux allures de…
seigneur part conquérir le monde. Quelqu'un saura-t-il voir au-delà des apparences et démasquer l'épouvantail ? Nathaniel Hawthorne est l'auteur de ce conte étonnant où les apparences trompent... presque tout le monde ! Années 3-6. 1999, c1852.Federigo ((Storia ; 2))
Par Prosper Mérimée. 1996
Après s'être ruiné au jeu, Federigo se retire du monde, jusqu'au jour où il reçoit la visite du Christ et…
de ses disciples. Pour le remercier de son hospitalité, le Christ lui propose trois grâces. Malgré les conseils de saint Pierre, Federigo choisit un jeu de cartes perpétuellement gagnant... Années 3-6. 1996.Le dernier voyage (D'aujourd'hui. Étranger)
Par George Mackay Brown, Katia Holmes. 1994
Vers l'an mille, un jeune Viking embarque clandestinement à bord d'un navire qui, cinq siècles avant Colomb, touche l'Amérique. Un…
très beau récit tissé de légende. 1994, c1992. Titre uniforme: Vinland.La princesse endormie (Détente)
Par Barbara Cartland, Laure Terilli. 2005
Odela est ravie : après un long séjour à Florence, elle rentre en Angleterre. Elle va enfin retrouver son père,…
le comte de Shalford, et Libellule, sa jument préférée et la campagne qu'elle aime tant. Mais sa belle-mère en a décidé autrement. Bals, réceptions et autres soirées attendent Odela, qui doit faire son entrée dans le monde et être présentée à l'aristocratie londonienne. Pour elle, qui ne rêve que de promenades à cheval, c'est une véritable punition. Pour la comtesse, c'est une aubaine : elle va pousser son amant à épouser Odela, qui vient d'hériter d'une fortune colossale. Odela tombera-t-elle dans le piège ? Se laissera-t-elle séduire par un aussi vil personnage ? 2005. Titre uniforme: Sleeping princess.Melodie the music fairy: The Party Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow magic. #16.)
Par Daisy Meadows. 2004
Melodie the Music Fairy can't hit the high notes without her magic party bag of tunes. But a tinkling piano…
and some clashing cymbals might help Rachel and Kirsty to rescue it. Grades 3-6. 2004.Maui the demigod: an epic novel of mythical Hawaii
Par Steven Goldsberry. 1984
A mythological novel based on the classic legends and folklore of the Hawaiian Islands. This is the story of a…
demigod, a trickster without equal, who exasperates the islanders with his devious pranks and stuns them with his heroic feats, unbridled lust, and gleeful charm. Descriptions of violence and descriptions of sex. c1984.Contes traditionnels du Québec
Par Cécile Gagnon. 1998
Little Badger and the fire spirit
Par Maria Campbell, David Maclagan. 1977
Like a river glorious (Victorian serenade. #1)
Par Lawana Blackwell. 1995
For years Adam Burke has concealed his scarred face and his broken heart. Then without warning, his fortress begins to…
crumble when con artist Corrine Hammond and her maidservant, Rachel, arrive. Rachel's haunted eyes and exquisite drawings stir Adam - and somehow he knows his life will never be the same. Followed by “Measure of grace”. 1995.Les grands-pères: roman
Par Victor Lévy Beaulieu. 1971
Dans "Les grands-pères", il y a la mort, l'auteur et le lecteur. Le lecteur serait un citadin ayant des nostalgies…
rurales, n'ayant jamais retrouvé à la ville le bonheur des grands-pères. 1971.Les plus belles légendes acadiennes
Par Catherine Jolicœur. 1981
Major Pettigrew's last stand
Par Helen Simonson. 2010
Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. Since his wife's death, he has…
tried to avoid the constant bother of the village women, his ambitious son and the suburbanization of the English countryside. He prefers to lead a quiet life, upholding the values that people have lived by for generations - respectability, duty and a properly brewed cup of tea. But when his brother's death, and a love of Kipling, sparks an unexpected friendship with the widowed village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali, the Major is forced to confront the realities of the twenty first century. 2010.Magic music! (Airy Fairy. #6.)
Par Margaret Ryan. 2005
There's a special concert coming up and all the fairies get to create a magical new outfit for the event...…
But Airy Fairy's got her musical notes all muddled and is in trouble with Miss Stickler again. Oh help, if Airy Fairy doesn't do something drastic, she'll be the only fairy in the performace still in her school uniform! K-3. 2005.Magic mistakes! (Airy Fairy. #5.)
Par Margaret Ryan. 2005
Airy Fairy is starting a new subject at school - cookery! But is is really a good idea to let…
such a messy, accident-prone little fairy anywhere near a kitchen? K-3. 2005.Magic mix up! (Airy Fairy. #4.)
Par Margaret Ryan. 2005
Airy Fairy is looking forward to the end of term at Fairy Gropplethorpe's Academy for good fairies. She can always…
get ten out of ten for holidays! But this year the little fairies aren't going to the seaside. Instead, strict Miss Stickler is taking them on a camping holiday. K-3. 2005.