Books with title The Wild Swans

Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world.Through the story of three generations of women in her own family–the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the daughter herself–Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.

When her eleven brothers are turned into mute swans by their evil stepmother, brave Eliza endures great suffering to break the spell and rescue them. A story of loyalty, deceit, and the healing power of love, this classic fairy tale is exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Luminous new jacket art, newly rendered interior art, and gold foil throughout enhance the wonderment of this glorious, largeformat reissue.

Selected by the Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education as one of the 2004 Best Children’s Books for the YearIn the grand tradition of fairy tales, a king becomes lost in an enchanted forest. In order to save himself, he strikes a dreadful bargain with an elderly witch: he will marry her daughter if only she will show him the way home.The king fears that the daughter too is a witch, so he hides his eleven sons and his only daughter from the woman he has pledged to marry. After his marriage, his new queen discovers the children and casts a spell, turning the princes into swans. But she doesn’t know there is a twelfth child, a princess. It is up to the princess to find her brothers and break the spell that binds them.Renowned storyteller Ken Setterington has borrowed from European folk traditions, including the Brothers Grimm, to tell a timeless story.Nelly and Ernst Hofer’s exquisite paper cut art make this a beautiful book for reading and for gift giving.

The summer before Ivy's senior year is going to be golden-all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will just get to be. No summer classes, none of Granddad's intense expectations to live up to the family name. For generations, the Milbourn women have lead extraordinary lives-and died young and tragically. Granddad calls it a legacy, but Ivy considers it a curse. Why else would her mother have run off and abandoned her as a child? But when her mother unexpectedly returns home with two young daughters in tow, all of the stories Ivy wove to protect her heart start to unravel. The very people she once trusted now speak in lies. And all of Ivy's ambition and determination cannot defend her against the secrets of the Milbourn past...

Bilingual children's book, English – Japanese, with audiobook for download "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen is, with good reason, one of the world's most popular fairy tales. In its timeless form it addresses the issues out of which human dramas are made: fear, bravery, love, betrayal, separation and reunion.The edition at hand is a lovingly illustrated picture book recounting Andersen’s fairy tale in a sensitive and child-friendly form. It has been translated into a multitude of languages and is available as a bilingual edition in all conceivable combinations of these languages. ► Listen to the story read by native speakers! Within the book you'll find a link that gives you free access to audiobooks in both languages.► NEW: With pictures to color! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in.►For Students of Japanese: We use a set of simple Kanji in the Japanese text of the book, beside Hiragana and Katakana. For beginners these Kanji are transcribed with Hiragana characters. In the appendix you will find the entire text of the book using the complete Kanji character set, as well as a latin transcription (Romaji) and a table of Hiragana and Katakana.

Bilingual children's book, English – Russian, with audiobook for download "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen is, with good reason, one of the world's most popular fairy tales. In its timeless form it addresses the issues out of which human dramas are made: fear, bravery, love, betrayal, separation and reunion.The edition at hand is a lovingly illustrated picture book recounting Andersen’s fairy tale in a sensitive and child-friendly form. It has been translated into a multitude of languages and is available as a bilingual edition in all conceivable combinations of these languages. ► Listen to the story read by native speakers! Within the book you'll find a link that gives you free access to audiobooks in both languages.NEW: With pictures to color! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in.

Bilingual children's picture book (English – Arabic), with audioThe Wild Swans' by Hans Christian Andersen is, with good reason, one of the world's most popular fairy tales. In its timeless form it addresses the issues out of which human dramas are made: fear, bravery, love, betrayal, separation and reunion. The edition at hand is a lovingly illustrated picture book recounting Andersen's fairy tale in a sensitive and child-friendly form. It has been translated into a multitude of languages and is available as a bilingual edition in all conceivable combinations of these languages. ♫ Listen to the story in both languages, read by native speakers!► NEW: With pictures to color! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in.‏‏كتاب الأطفال ثنائي اللغة‏ (إنجليزي – عربي), مع كتاب سمعي‏‏"‏‏‏البجع البرّي"‏‏‏ لهانس كريستيان آندرسن ليست عبثاً واحدة من اكثر الحكايات قراءةً على النطاق العالمي وإنما هي قصة خيالية‏،‏ ‏تتناول المشاعر الدراما الإنسانية لدينا، مثل:‏‏ ‏‏‏‏الخوف، الشجاعة، الحب، الخيانة، الإنفصال والتلاقي‏.‏ ‏هذه الطبعة‏،‏ ‏التي بين يديكم، ككتاب مصور بكثير من الحب، تروي حكاية آندرسن بإحساس مرهف، وهي مناسبة للأطفال. كما قد ترجمت إلى عديد من اللغات‏،‏ ‏وهي متاحة كطبعة ثنائية اللغة في كل التشكيلات التي يمكن تصورها لهذه اللغات‏.‏

Rare edition with unique illustrations. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad—and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and—occasionally—a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. "The Wild Swans" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen.