Books in Traditional Tales from Around the World series

This colourful book features costumes and clothes from all over the world, such as the garments decorated with tiny fragments of mirrors worn in India and Pakistan, and mola blouses from Panama, which are decorated with all sorts of motifs including plants, animals, spaceships and Coke bottles. It shows how costumes are made and how they are used. For example, the silk tunics worn by Mongolian warriors in ancient times helped to protect their bodies from arrow wounds. It also includes traditional clothing that you can make yourself, such as head-dresses and bandanas.

This book is PENpal enabled and you can download the audio file in Yoruba and English free from our FreeLINK software at www.mantralingua.com/uk. In Aesop's 'The Fox and the Crane' the fox deliberately serves the crane's dinner on a plate that she cannot eat from. But how will the fox feel when the tables are turned Brain triumphs over brawn in the traditional Chinese fable 'King of the Forest' where a clever fox outsmarts a ferocious tiger. If you know the book 'The Gruffalo' you will recognise that part of the story was based on the original traditional version of this tale. Mantra Lingua's Fables series offers young readers a captivating introduction to the fable tradition. Pairing Aesop's fables with those from other cultures, this series introduces readers to world literature and enables them to pick out moral themes common to many cultures. The fables have been chosen to provide ample scope for discussing moral and ethical questions and Citizenship topics. These titles also include teaching notes and can be used for a wide range of cross-curricular activities, making these collections a wonderful addition to any classroom.

This book is PENpal enabled and you can download the audio file in Tamil and English free from our FreeLINK software at www.mantralingua.com/uk. In Aesop's 'The Fox and the Crane' the fox deliberately serves the crane's dinner on a plate that she cannot eat from. But how will the fox feel when the tables are turned Brain triumphs over brawn in the traditional Chinese fable 'King of the Forest' where a clever fox outsmarts a ferocious tiger. If you know the book 'The Gruffalo' you will recognise that part of the story was based on the original traditional version of this tale. Mantra Lingua's Fables series offers young readers a captivating introduction to the fable tradition. Pairing Aesop's fables with those from other cultures, this series introduces readers to world literature and enables them to pick out moral themes common to many cultures. The fables have been chosen to provide ample scope for discussing moral and ethical questions and Citizenship topics. These titles also include teaching notes and can be used for a wide range of cross-curricular activities, making these collections a wonderful addition to any classroom.

This beautifully illustrated children's book is in two languages in parallel - Kurdish and English. It presents two fables where Fox is the main character. In Aesop's 'The Fox and the Crane' the fox deliberately serves the crane's dinner on a plate that she cannot eat from. But how will the fox feel when the tables are turned? In the traditional Chinese fable 'King of the Forest' a clever fox outsmarts a ferocious tiger and saves her own life...