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Books in Tales of a New world series

  • The Dragon's Tears

    Manju Gregory, story Manju Gregory, Guo Le

    Paperback (Mantra Lingua, Oct. 10, 2001)
    Book by Gregory, Manju, Gregory, story Manju, Le, Guo
  • The Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Feb. 1, 2010)
    Many great stories about princesses are intertwined with tales of princes who are searching for a partner. The fables of The Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea are paired here. Readers will also learn about the historical and cultural background from which each story originates.
    N
  • The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Dec. 15, 2009)
    Wolves can be awfully scary and wicked when hungry, as both the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood discover in this pairing of two timeless stories. Readers and listeners will enjoy these lovely and humorous retellings about outsmarting some ravenously cunning wolves. Background information, including the cultural context of each story is also included.
    L
  • The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Alphabet Soup, Dec. 15, 2009)
    A retelling, accompanied by a brief history, of tales in the first of which three pigs leave home to seek their fortunes and encounter a big bad wolf and, in the second, a girl meets a wolf in the forest while going to visit her grandmother.
    K
  • Hansel and Gretel and The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Alphabet Soup, Dec. 15, 2009)
    A retelling, accompanied by a brief history, of two tales in the first of which a lost brother and sister meet a wicked witch in the forest and, in the second, the Pied Piper exacts a terrible revenge on the greedy citizens of Hamelin.
    M
  • Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Alphabet Soup, Dec. 15, 2009)
    A retelling, accompanied by a brief history, of two tales in the first of which a fairy's curse causes a princess to sleep for a hundred years and, in the second, a princess finds refuge from her stepmother in the home of seven dwarves.
    N
  • Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Dec. 15, 2009)
    Two of the fairest princesses to ever fall into deep, curse-afflicted slumbers are Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. Readers will love exploring both tales, and the historical and cultural context behind each enduring story.
    N
  • The Dragon's Tears

    Manju Gregory, story Manju Gregory, Guo Le

    Paperback (Mantra Lingua, April 15, 2001)
    None
  • Beauty and the Beast and Jack and the Beanstalk: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Windmill Books, Feb. 1, 2010)
    Many everlasting stories tell us of unimaginable sacrifices and compromises. Two such stories, Beauty and the Beast and Jack and the Beanstalk, are paired here through lavishly colored illustrations and thrilling narratives. Both stories are also explored from a historical and cultural viewpoint, giving readers a full and memorable experience of the woe of a wealthy merchant and a young man seeking fortune.
    T
  • Cinderella and Aladdin: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Alphabet Soup, Dec. 15, 2009)
    A retelling, accompanied by a brief history, of two tales in the first of which a poor girl attends the palace ball with the help of a fairy godmother and, in the second, a poor boy discovers a magic lamp whose genie changes his life.
    F
  • The Dragon's Tears

    Manju Gregory, story Manju Gregory, Guo Le

    Paperback (Mantra Lingua, Oct. 10, 2001)
    None
  • The Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea: Two Tales and Their Histories

    Carron Brown

    Paperback (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Many great stories about princesses are intertwined with tales of princes who are searching for a partner. The fables of The Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea are paired here. Readers will also learn about the historical and cultural background from which each story originates.
    T