Dramatizes the original elements known to the ancient world–earth, fire, water, and air–recounting tales of how these life-giving elements gave rise to legends, gods, heroes, and mythical beasts.
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Projects about Ancient Rome (Hands-On History)
Includes social studies projects taken from the ancient Romans.
Roman Catholicism (World Religions)
An exploration of the origins and history, basic tenets and beliefs, organizations and structure, practices, influence, and contemporary role of the Catholic Church.
A World Of Fairy Tales
Generations of children have discovered the enchanted world of fairy tales through Andrew Lang’s successful series of Color Fairy Books. Now for the first time the most unusual and intriguing of these international tales have been gathered together in a single volume, accompanied by stunning original full-color paintings and black-and-white illustrations.
Protestantism (World Religions)
Provides an overview of the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, societal and historical influences, and modern-day impact of Protestantism
Still More Stories To Solve: Fourteen Folktales From Around The World
An illustrated collection of fourteen of the world’s folktales, each beginning with a riddle that must be solved, will delight puzzle-solvers everywhere.
Mermaid Tales from Around the World
Greek frescos, primitive African paintings, Irish pub signs, and illuminated manuscripts adorn twelve immortal mermaid tales from a wide range of cultures, gracefully told anew and dramatically illustrated in the style of each story’s native country.
Fair Is Fair
A lawyer and storyteller presents an international collection of folklore–from ancient Greece, Morocco, Germany, China, and Ireland–that provides revealing insights into our conception of justice, crime and punishment, and other legal issues. 30,000 first printing.
Wolf Stories: Myths And True Life Tales From Around The World
A beautifully illustrated collection of stories from cultures around the world, where the wolf is a hero, not a villain. Anecdotes of personal experiences where wolves have played heroic roles in dramatic situations give a basis of reality to the fictional pieces. 24 line drawings.
Dragons
A wondrous anthology of ancient dragon tales to enchant readers young and old. “Do you believe in dragons? “Just a few hundred years ago, sightings of dragons were common. Ordinary people saw them; so did kings, knights, archbishops, and monks. Learned scholars wrote about them. Today, most naturalists say dragons never existed. So what exactly were the dragons that people claimed to see?” In this richly illustrated anthology, David Passes invites us inside the fantastic world of dragon lore. This superb collection of heroic myths, stories, and folktales from the storytelling traditions of India, Greece, England, Wales, Sweden, and China are brought to life by the fabulous illustrations of renowned fantasy artist, Wayne Andersen.