Books with title The Dancing Tiger

This beloved picture book is celebrating its twentieth birthday with a new edition, completely reillustrated in full color by the author. In this wise, eloquent story with the timeless resonance of a folk tale, an orphan boy named Joseph receives a pair of silver shoes and with them the power to dance joy and hope into the lives of others. Joseph dances his way through the world until it is time to pass the shoes-and the dancing man's destiny-to another boy. The text is ably complemented by radiant pastel drawings, bringing this fable about the rejuvenating power of art to a new generation of young readers.

Sprig has one night to choose her forever spot in the Fairy Forest. There she’ll grow big, strong and magical. Where will her forever spot be?Welcome to the magical world of Fairy Forest, full of fairies, elves, pixies, unicorns and glow guards! Young readers love these whimsical ‘fairy tales’ about courage, perseverance, trust and friendship.This book's Lexile measure is 590L. Search for other books in the Fairy Forest series!Perfect for ages 6–9Short chapters and age-appropriate length (1300-1700 words)Gorgeous illustrationsFairy Forest is published by Reading Eggs, the educators with more than 30 years' experience publishing quality literacy resources for children all over the world.

Who says pigs don’t dance? They do if they’re determined to foil the plans of an evil witch who wants to cook two little girls and eat them for dinner. Bestselling author Judy Sierra turns this Balinese Hansel and Gretel story into a boisterous adventure complete with a graceful dancing pig, an ingenious talking mouse, a melodious frog band--and a frightful witch who gets her just desserts!

The Purple Dancing Tiger is a touching tale of Tim the Tiger, who wants nothing more than to dance even though he doesn’t look like the rest of his Tiger family. Born with a purple color and no prehistoric hunting skills, it's harder for Tim the Tiger than you would think. Tim the Tiger is finally able to be accepted as a purple dancing tiger in his town when he won the talent show and thereafter became very famous. His talent and persistence truly made room for his success. With beautiful colors and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is an inspiration for every child who dreams of greatness. This story encourages every child never to lose their self-esteem and passion.

By the time Louis XIV was born in 1638, French court ballets were well established. The time was ripe to professionalize the art of dance.Louis appears differently in various accounts from his own time and in later writings. He was loved and hated, feared and respected. His reign brought great prestige to France and a long series of wars with their accompanying poverty and taxation.Yet, none can deny the impact of his monarchy on France and, indeed, the whole world. The wellspring of visual and performing arts that was Louis’ France has continued to influence artists, craftsmen, and dancers throughout the intervening centuries.

Sandra Skelton is a 67-year-old mother of four, with eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Sandra was born and raised in the country town of Ballymena in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. She began writing short children's stories for her first grand-daughter Lauren, who is now 25 years old and has a beautiful daughter of her own. Like any grandmother, Sandra loves spending time with the grandchildren and over the years she has enjoyed using her own childish imagination to write stories they all love to hear. After years of thinking about it, she has now decided to put some of those stories into her new book "The Dancing Tree" which contains great stories from her imagination bringing exciting tales of adventure and fun!

This is a children's and juvenile book in the fiction genre. It has a very interesting story line children will enjoy because it makes some funny explanations why the animals behave the way they do and live separately from others in their various environments today. It also describes the bane of leadership and greed in governance in a peaceful atmosphere that never really needed it in the first place. It is a good story that teaches children never to be greedy and to be bold to face whatever challenge they may meet in life.