Books with author Gabriel

Ali, a little Bedouin boy, lives in the Arabian Desert. While he is taking care of his family's sheep and goat, he becomes lost but he meets a kindly camel. Together they have a great adventure and Ali learns why camels are so important to Bedouin people. Written by Fay Gabriel, with beautiful full-page color illustrations. In English, French and Arabic with a glossary of terms in English and French.

You are probably disinterested of the typical narratives about early Ireland and the times before the Celts, books that are often educational rather than interesting and entertaining. Lady Gregory’s 1904 classic, Gods and Fighting Men, tried to establish a narrative using the various stories of the Fianna. Books of this nature capture the historical folklore aspect of Irish storytelling but they do not include the essential element of ancient Irish stories which is storytelling. Irish myths were created for the ancient art of telling stories through the spoken word.Gabriel Woods Stories Of Ancient Ireland differs from many books about Irish folklore as he has captured the skill of story-telling within the stories of this book. He truly brings alive the myths and the characters of each story within the pages of this book.Ancient Irish stories such as written in this book are written in the spirit of storytelling. These folklore stories are written in the fashion that they would have been told in the ancient past possibly sitting around an open fire in a forest, other nature space and within castles and homes through all levels of society. The stories would have been heard by both royalty and their subjects. The objectives of these stories would have been to entertain and and sometimes also to convey lessons learned from the past. The stories in this book would also have been passed through the generations so that Irish people and sometimes other ancient people from faraway lands could remember their heritage and culture. These tales have been selected from the myths of Pre-Celtic times, the Celtic Era and stories of Saint Patrick.This book has a selection of short stories which have been selected to suit all ages, Irish people and any reader from any cultures would find these stories both informative and interesting. Stories Of Ancient Ireland is an excellent book to open any page at any age randomly and read an amusing story.This book is unique because Gabriel Woods uses the timeless art of story telling with the written word to weave fascinating short stories and bring alive an ancient Irish world filled with myth, intrigue and adventure.