Christopher Corr Libros

An illustrated version of the well-known song, featuring the relationship between people and the natural world

This treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year.

Fly away with Granny as she takes a magic carpet ride around the world, collecting a steadily increasing number of souvenirs from each unique location! This rhyming story will take young readers on an adventure to different countries while teaching them to count along the way.

This wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated poetry anthology includes a large selection of poems for six and seven year olds by some of the best-known children's poets

How did the rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin? Why won't cats come when they're called? How did one curious elephant change the lives of all elephants? These eight best-loved stories give answers to these and other intriguing questions.

This treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year. The book is broken into 12 chapters, for each of the 12 months of the year, and throughout, stories are matched to internationally celebrated dates, including Valentines Day and the International Day of Friendship, as well as seasonal events and festivals. Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister, and illustrated by internally recognised artist Christopher Corr, this is a book that will be treasured by families and appeal to teachers and librarians around the world. CONTENTS -- Dedication -- JANUARY -- New Year's Day Father Frost (A Russian story) -- Wintertime The Magic Porridge Pot (A German story) -- Chinese New Year King of the Forest (A Chinese story) -- FEBRUARY -- Candlemas The Empty Barn (A Latvian story) -- Valentine's Day The Frog Prince (A German story) -- The Mole's Wedding (A Korean story) -- Shrove Tuesday The Runaway Pancake (A German story) -- MARCH -- St. David's Day Gelert the Hound (A Welsh story) -- World Wildlife Day The Bird Wife (An Inuit story) -- Purim The Blue Coat (A Jewish story) St. Patrick's Day The Pot of Gold (An Irish story) -- World Water Day Tiddalik, the Thirsty Frog (An Indigenous Australian story) -- APRIL -- April Fools' Day Rabbit and Crab (A Mayan story) -- Easter The Basket of Eggs (A Canadian story) -- World Health Day How the Bear Clan Learned to Heal (An Iroquois story) -- St. George's Day The Glass Knight (An English story) -- The Shoemaker and the Dragon (A Polish story) -- MAY -- May Day The Cracked Pot (An Indian story) -- Springtime Spring and Autumn (A Japanese story) -- Vesak The Hare in the Moon (A Buddhist story) -- JUNE World Oceans Day Prince Fire Flash and Prince Fire Fade (A Japanese story) -- Ramadan The Boots of Hunain (An Arabic story) -- Midsummer Anansi and Turtle (A Caribbean story) -- World Music Day Skeleton oman (An Inuit story) -- JULY -- Eid ul- Fitr Zirak and Ring-dove (An Iraqi story) -- Tanabata The Weaving Maiden and the Oxherd (A Japanese story) -- St. Swithin's Day Elephant and the Rain Spirit (An African Bushman story) -- International Day of Friendship Heungbu and Nolbu (A Korean story) -- Androcles and the Lion (A Roman story) -- AUGUST -- Lammas Day The Little Red Hen (A Russian story) Harvest The Ship of Wheat (A Dutch story) -- Persephone (An ancient Greek story) -- SEPTEMBER -- Yom Kippur Jonah and the Whale (A Bible story) -- International Day of Peace The Two Kings (A Buddhist Story) -- Autumn Why the Evergreeens Keep Their Leaves (An American story) -- The Gifts of the North Wind (A Norwegian story) -- OCTOBER -- World Food Day The Raja and the Rice (An Indian story) -- Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey (A Brazilian story) -- Diwali Rama and Sita (An Indian story) -- Halloween The Buried Moon (An English story) The Shortest Ghost Story in the World (An English story) -- NOVEMBER -- Thanksgiving How the Pine-tree Chief Got His Name (An Iroquois story) -- The Gift of a Cow-tail Switch (A West African story) -- Bonfire Night How Grandmother Spider Brought Fire (A Choctaw story) -- National Tree Week The Woodcutter and the Wolf (A French story) -- The Tree of Magical Leaves (A Chinese story) -- St. Andrew's Day Conall and the Thunder Hag (A Scottish story) -- DECEMBER -- Human Rights Day The Bell of Atri (An Italian story) -- Midwinter East of the Sun, West of the Moon (A Scandinavian story)

Komm mit auf Weltreise! Auf der Welt gibt es so viel zu entdecken: Riesige Gebirge, tiefe Schluchten, endlose Wüsten, exotische Pflanzen und wilde Tiere. Möchtest du wissen, wie die Kinder in anderen Teilen der Welt leben? Dann nimm deinen TING-Stift und spiel los: Wo kommen die fröhlichen Samba-Rhythmen her? Wie klingt Portugiesisch und wo wird es gesprochen? Welche Hauptstadt gehört zu welchem Land? In diesem Buch findest du auf jede Frage eine Antwort!

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