Hampshire Folk Tales for Children
Title | Hampshire Folk Tales for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Michael O'Leary |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2016-09-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750969350 |
If you love magic and adventure, here is the book for you. In this treasure trove of tales, storyteller Michael O' Leary has collected stories from the Hampshire Downs (which are up), the New Forest (which is old), the copses and coppices, fields and farms, villages, towns and cities of Hampshire. In these stories you will meet dragons, giants, knights, princesses and some vile Vikings– and of course the Liphook fairies. From 'Once upon a time...' to 'Happy ever after' you will be transported to Hampshire, where even the stones have stories to tell.
Yummy
Title | Yummy PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Cousins |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 117 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763644749 |
The acclaimed creator of the Maisy series and other popular children's books revamps eight classic stories, from Little Red Riding Hood to The Musicians of Bremen, retaining all the emotion and humor from the original fairy tales.
Hants & Isle of Wight Folk Tales
Title | Hants & Isle of Wight Folk Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Michael O'Leary |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2011-11-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0752477544 |
These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O’Leary’s graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher and storyteller in Hampshire. Many are published here for the first time, and others have evolved through countless retellings in Hampshire schools, festivals, fêtes and events. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book takes the reader beyond the written page and reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape.
Orkney Folk Tales
Title | Orkney Folk Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Muir |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2014-03-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750955333 |
The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and mermaids, and seals that are often far more than they appear to be. Here Orkney witches raise storms and predict the outcome of battles, ghosts seek revenge and the Devil sits in the rafters of St Magnus Cathedral, taking notes! Using ancient tales told by the firesides of the Picts and Vikings, storyteller Tom Muir takes the reader on a magical journey where he reveals how the islands were created from the teeth of a monster, how a giant built lochs and hills in his greed for fertile land, and how the waves are controlled by the hand of a goddess.
Sussex Folk Tales for Children
Title | Sussex Folk Tales for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Xanthe Gresham-Knight |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2018-05-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0750988363 |
The stories in this collection have slipped on a sunbeam, skidded on the dew and sprinted fast as a fox to be here with you. Of course, they're true, puffed on to the page with a hint of lavender and a gust of sage. They tell of Sussex: its sparkling seas; chalk giants; wise witches and crossdressing smugglers. Once you've heard them, you'll know that when leaves skitter, it's Puck, the sprite of Sussex, fighting with his sister the Fairy Queen. When you hear laughter in the forest, it's Flint, the phantom highwayman making his escape, and when you run over the Downs, you'll remember they were shaped by the Devil's buttocks. These tales – specially chosen for the enjoyment of 7- to 11-year-old readers – sparkle with magic and explode with adventure. Not only will children love to read them, or listen to them being read, these stories will also stimulate an interest in the county and help children engage with their own surroundings.
Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children
Title | Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Carmel Page |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2018-08-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 075098953X |
Where in Yorkshire can you walk on a dragon's backbone? Who goes dancing at the Spot Bottom Hops? Which very old story gives advice about loading a dishwasher? Which mischievous child invented Yorkshire pudding? And is it safe to offer a gift to a small-toothed dog? Yorkshire has a rich heritage of fantastical folk stories, traditional tales and words of wisdom handed down through generations. These tales are beautifully retold here for 7- to 11-year-old readers, written and illustrated by storyteller and artist Carmel Page –a southerner by birth but who has lived in Sheffield for so long that she now uses her backdoor as her frontdoor and has started to eat her dinner at lunchtime.
Somerset Folk Tales for Children
Title | Somerset Folk Tales for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Jacksties |
Publisher | Folk Tales for Children |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780750984805 |
Folk tales from Somerset, especially selected for children by a professional storyteller