Books with author Macmillan

Canadian Wonder Tales is a collection of classic Canadian folklore stories by Cyrus MacMillan. The tales in this collection have been gathered in various parts of Canada. They have been selected from a larger collection of folk-tales and folk-songs made by the writer for more academic and scientific purposes. They are not the product of the writer's imagination; they are the common possession of the folk. Many of them are still reverently believed by the Canadian Indians, and all are still told with seriousness around camp fires in forests and on plains, upon the sea and by cottage hearths.

Returning to the remote Scottish island of her father’s childhood, Gertrude discovers the fascinating secret of the children of Hirta, they can see magical creatures! Children grew up with fond memories of friendships with all sorts of magical creature friends… or at least they did, before ‘The Storm’. Gertrude discovers she is only child left with Magic Vision and by finding magical creatures and the secrets contained in ancient texts, she sets out of her quest to restore magic vision to the children of Hirta, and discover the dark secret of The Storm. About the Magic Vision Series The Magic Vision Series provides young readers with exciting and challenging books to read as they seek to improve their reading skills, or read more interesting bed time stories, with each chapter leaving them hanging to read more. Each book is specially crafted to grow the lead character, a young girl, in her bravery, daring and ability to overcome adversity. The series prides itself on providing a pathway for younger readers (7-12yo) to develop to young adult books by providing strong, interesting and often funny characters to extend their imagination and vocabulary. The books were originally written not for publishing but to provide the authors daughter, who had initially struggled with reading, more interesting books to read to increase her interest in reading. And it worked. Her interest in reading has grown leaps and bounds and she has gone from a below average reader in class to a strong reader with above average comprehension. It was only when others started to read the story was it suggested to her father, the now author, to publish the books. The magical creature characters are based, as much as possible, upon regional folklore, mostly Scottish, with elements of Scots-Gaelic as the basis for the ancient language. I hope this initial trilogy provides your children as much joy in reading as it did mine. - P.J. MacMillan