Download or read book How the Dragon Was Tricked and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the cunning young man in “How the Dragon Was Tricked,” duping a dragon is easy and fooling a king is even easier! The magic and fun of this story, as well as in “Buttercup,” “Wishing for Wings,” and “The Lad and the Devil,” engage readers with the language arts curriculum’s focus on creative word choice and storytelling. Full-color illustrations make scenes from each of the fanciful tales real, while readers’ imaginations are sparked to fill in the rest.

Download or read book How the Dragon Was Tricked and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the cunning young man in “How the Dragon Was Tricked,” duping a dragon is easy and fooling a king is even easier! The magic and fun of this story, as well as in “Buttercup,” “Wishing for Wings,” and “The Lad and the Devil,” engage readers with the language arts curriculum’s focus on creative word choice and storytelling. Full-color illustrations make scenes from each of the fanciful tales real, while readers’ imaginations are sparked to fill in the rest.

Download or read book The Open Road and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an excerpt from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows titled “The Open Road,” readers meet talking animals and consider life on the road. High-spirited dialogue and vivid descriptions transport readers into Grahame’s world of silly Toad, Mole, and Rat. Other funny tales engage readers’ imagination, such as “The Inchcape Rock,” “The Cat and the Mouse” and “Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed,” in addition to demonstrating storytelling consistent with the standards in the Common Core language arts curriculum. Full-color illustrations make each story all the more amusing and fun.

Download or read book The Fish and the Hare and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of man would convince his wife that fish live in trees and hares live in the water? One who knows his wife is a gossip and would tell about a great treasure he’d found! The story is a silly one, but “The Fish and the Hare” has a lesson, too. Other stories in this volume offer readers plenty of opportunities to use their imaginations, including “Which Was the Foolishest?”, “The Endless Tale,” and “How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Tail.” Full-color illustrations depict key scenes in each offering of funny fiction.

Download or read book How the Cow Jumped over the Moon and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In “How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon,” L. Frank Baum fills out a classic nursery rhyme with a main character named Bobby and a fairly realistic—if very silly—interpretation of how a huge animal could possibly leap the moon! Along with “Master of All Masters” and “The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple,” Baum’s tale is sure to entertain imaginative readers. An excerpt from a Lewis Carroll book called “A Most Curious Country” rounds out this amusing collection, all made complete with full-color illustrations.

Download or read book The Musicians of Bremen and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brothers Grimm are often thought of when discussing fairy tales, especially the dark and gruesome parts that have been left out in more modern retellings. However, their writing can be lighthearted, too, as evidenced in the whimsy of the both “The Musicians of Bremen” and “The Three Spinsters.” Along with “The Stone Soup” and “The Greedy Brownie,” these stories offer readers a chance to exercise their imagination with talking animals, fantastic settings, and more. Colorful illustrations accompany each silly story, adding additional bits of amusement.

Download or read book The Blind Men and the Elephant and Other Silly Stories written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Blind Men and the Elephant” is more than just an amusing tale. It offers readers a final, meaningful thought—neither someone who is blind nor someone who can see well can truly judge the whole when only knowing part of it. “The Simpleton,” “The Foolish Weaver,” and “The Field of Boliauns” engage readers’ imaginations further, providing amusement as well as showcasing storytelling conventions, such as tone and creative word choice, that are part of the Common Core language arts curriculum. Illustrations complement each tale with colorful interpretations of characters and events.

Download or read book The Wizards of Once written by Cressida Cowell and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not. But Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can't cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, has a banned magical object of her own. When they collide in the wildwood, on the trail of a deadly witch, it's the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their worlds. With Cressida Cowell's trademark wit, and the same stunning combination of action, adventure, heart, humor, and incredible artwork that made How to Train Your Dragon a beloved bestselling franchise, The Wizards of Once will transport and bewitch readers.

Download or read book My Father s Dragon written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

Download or read book Tricked written by Jen Calonita and published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things are changing at Fairy Tale Reform School. At least, that's what Gilly's heard through the Enchantasia rumor mill. Word is, notorious trickster Rumpelstiltskin has taken over management from Headmistress Flora, and he's locked down the school tighter than the Pied Piper's pants. Not that this news concerns Gilly. She's been released from FTRS and is now suffering through attending Jack of All Trades School, where she gets to learn about different kinds of shoe leather and ways to measure feet. Truly riveting stuff. But when Gilly's little sister Anna gets whisked off to FTRS thanks to her troublemaking new friends, Hansel and Gretel, Gilly knows she's got to get Anna out of there. There's only one thing to do; make some serious trouble and get thrown back into FTRS. It's time to out-trick a trickster. Praise for Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked "Fairy Tale Reform School has a clever concept and a fresh and funny take on the enchanted world. (I always wanted to know what happened to Cinderella's stepmother too )"--Julia DeVillers, author of the Liberty Porter, First Daughter series and co-author of the Trading Faces series "Spell-binding and wickedly clever."--Leslie Margolis, author of the Annabelle Unleashed novels and the Maggie Brooklyn mysteries

Download or read book Switched written by Jen Calonita and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth installment in the beloved Fairy Tale Reform School series where the teachers are (former) villains Reform or relapse? Things at Fairy Tale Reform School are great. Rumpelstiltskin has been ousted, and everyone is buzzing about the fact that Beauty and Prince Sebastian (aka the Beast) have joined the teaching staff. Everyone, that is, except Gilly, who can't seem to focus on anything but Anna. How is it that her beloved sister somehow went bad and joined up with Rump? And why doesn't anyone seem to care? Sure, the Royal Court says they're working on it, but they've got exactly nothing to show for it. But when new-kid Jack joins FTRS with tales of his own family being snatched by Rump, Gilly knows she's in good company. Jack wants answers, just like Gilly. And if the Royal Court can't get the job done, then maybe it's time to break some rules... This series is perfect for read-alongs between parents and kids and engaging reluctant readers.

Download or read book The Ogre Downstairs written by Diana Wynne Jones and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.

Download or read book Trick of the Tale written by John Matthews and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of tales featuring notable trickster characters such as Raven and Hare, from the folk traditions of many countries.

Download or read book Land of the Dragon King and Other Korean Stories written by and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sea hasn't always been salty, and rabbits haven't always had fluffy tails. How the sea grew salty, pigs got their short snouts and rabbits their fluffy tails is revealed in this sparkling collection of Korean folk stories. Gillian McClure's delightful retellings of well known Korean fables and magic tales will transport younger readers to an eastern world of tigers, rice cakes and persimmons alongside more familiar things - all beautifully illustrated in Gillian's own distinctive style.

Download or read book When Women Were Dragons written by Kelly Barnhill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. "Ferociously imagined…and as exhilarating as a ride on dragonback." —Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians Trilogy "Completely fierce, unmistakably feminist, and subversively funny." —Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry In the first adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Ogress and The Orphans, Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. It’s taboo to speak of. Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden. In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small—their lives and their prospects—and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.

Download or read book How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon and Other Silly Stories written by Victoria Parker and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of four humorous stories.

Download or read book The Dragon who Loved Water Lilies and Other Funny Stories written by Oleg Medvedkov (Author) and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: