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How The Bear Lost His Tail and Other Animal Stories of the Forest

English · Hardback

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Inspired by traditional folktales from around the world, this volume in the Animal Stories for Bedtime series features fantastical, mesmerizing tales about how different forest animals came to resemble the species that we know today.

Told over generations, often around campfires in the dead of night, these tales come from many cultures around the world. Whether beginning in the forests of Africa, America, Australia, or Europe, the stories in this book go back a long way, but here they are retold with new twists and turns for the bedtimes of today. This collection contains eight engaging stories including “How the Frog Became King of the Marshes,” “Why Owls Stare,” and “Why Dogs Became Our Friends.” They mix humor, suspense, a few scares, and charming full-color artwork to irresistible effect.

About the author

John Townsend worked as a Secondary School teacher before becoming a writer of children’s books for all ages.

Martina Peluso studied printing at the Institute of Art in Naples. Based in Edinburgh, she has worked for many advertising and publishing companies.

Summary

Inspired by traditional folktales from around the world, this volume in the Animal Stories for Bedtime series features fantastical, mesmerizing tales about how different forest animals came to resemble the species that we know today.

Told over generations, often around campfires in the dead of night, these tales come from many cultures around the world. Whether beginning in the forests of Africa, America, Australia, or Europe, the stories in this book go back a long way, but here they are retold with new twists and turns for the bedtimes of today. This collection contains eight engaging stories including “How the Frog Became King of the Marshes,” “Why Owls Stare,” and “Why Dogs Became Our Friends.” They mix humor, suspense, a few scares, and charming full-color artwork to irresistible effect.

Product details

Authors John Townsend, Townsend John
Assisted by Martina Peluso (Illustration), Peluso Martina (Illustration)
Publisher Bonnier Zaffre
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 5
Product format Hardback
Released 22.03.2022
 
EAN 9781913971595
ISBN 978-1-913971-59-5
Illustrations Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
Series Animal Stories For Bedtime
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs

JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Interest age: from c 5 years

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