The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales PB w CD
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184686013X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She has spent much of the past twenty-five years running workshops for special needs people in hospitals, day centres, special schools and community centres. Naomi Adler was born in Israel. . She now lives in Cambridge. In addition to her artwork for book jackets and magazines, Amanda has illustrated several children's books, including The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Sea. Naomi has travelled extensively all her life and has recently
Written in a lively, fun-to-read style and would make a good addition to a storytelling session, country or culture project, or a unit on legends and folktales. The borders on each page are done in styles to fit the culture from which the story comes and add to the appeal of the book. A celebration of animals is offered to us on this fine book of nine stories from countries including India, Brazil, Australia, Canada and Germany. This volume will enhance any collection. The full color illustrations are well done and nicely picture the story. --Library Media ConnectionThe illustrations are full of intricate details, and the animals and people depicted have a range
Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice. Each of the stories in this collection features different animals and each comes from a different culture. Amanda Hall's beautiful and playful illustrations and borders capture the traditional motifs of each culture. The anthology combined with our new Animal Tales Audio Book CD makes a distinctive gift for animal lovers of any age.. Funny, exciting and thought-provoking, Naomi Adler's retellings reflect her mastery of storytelling
"A really nice book" according to E. A. Krinsky. This is a really great book. I must not have read the product description carefully,so it was a pleasant surprise to find out that, included with the book were the stories on CD! What a great addition. The CD is very pleasant to listen to. The illustrations are beautiful and coordinate with the. Fabulous book, beautifully illustrated with excellent CD's! Heidi We LOVE the line of books published by Barefoot books. This one is no exception. The stories are clever and uncommon. My girls love to hear these over and over. The CD's are well narrated and are fun for listening to by the fire or in the car. I like having the option to read the book myself (w. "good home school collection" according to m. nayler. Grandmother spider is a native American story of how a spider is able to bring light into the world after possum and buzzard have failed. In Raven: A Trickster Tale, by Gerald McDermot it is a raven who brings light in to the world.The Dragon and the Cockerel is a Chinese story of why dragons h