This is a magical collection of traditional stories filled with brave heroes & heroines wonderful magic & strange creatures. It is delightful to read aloud to small children or for young readers to read themselves. It is decoratively & imaginatively illustrated by Linda Edwards. ...

This is a fantastic treasury of stories from around the world retold for young children. It contains five traditional tales with illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme": " Aladdin & his Magical Lamp" (Persia) " Brer Rabbit Down the Well" (United States) " How Zebras Got their Stripes" (Africa) " Why the Sea is Salty" (Korea) & " The Dragon Painter" (China). Each story is beautifully illustrated & perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone." ...

Oxford Childrens Myths & Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told from around the world & long ago. Heroes & villains witches & wizards warriors & royalty
- theres something here for everyone. This lively collection brings to life the very best English traditional fairy-tales & stories. From Johnny Gloke the giant killer & the frog prince at the Worlds End to the better-known characters of Dick Whittington & Tom Thumb this magical collection is full of adventure & humour.
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Oxford Childrens Myths & Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told from around the world & long ago. Heroes & villains witches & wizards warriors & royalty
- theres something here for everyone. This wonderful collection is drawn from a long tradition of story-telling
- tales that have been retold & passed down from generation to generation. Read about how the children of Lir were turned into swans what happens to anyone who dares to look into King Balors evil eye & about many more magical characters & heroic adventures.

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Oxford Childrens Myths & Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told from around the world & long ago. Heroes & villains witches & wizards warriors & royalty
- theres something here for everyone. From the Highlands & islands to the Border country there are stories from all over Scotland in this wonderful collection. Youll find tales of Tam Lin the elfin knight Mac Codrum of the Seals & many more
- all told with a thrilling sense of adventure & fun.

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Oxford Childrens Myths & Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told from around the world & long ago. Heroes & villains witches & wizards warriors & royalty
- theres something here for everyone. These spell-binding tales of love loyalty greed & jealousy come from the mountains & valleys of Wales. From Pwyll the prince of Dyfed to Arthurs court they tell of a world where peasants & kings live alongside the folk of the faery & where reality & enchantment intertwine.
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This is a wryly funny & moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye. Teen idol at fifteen international icon & founder of the Brat Pack at twenty & one of Hollywood's top stars to this day Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood. The Outsiders placed Lowe at the birth of the modern youth movement in the entertainment industry. During his time on The West Wing he witnessed the surreal nexus of show business & politics both on the set & in the actual White House. & in between are deft & humorous stories of the wild excesses that marked the eighties leading to his quest for family & sobriety. Never mean-spirited or salacious Lowe delivers unexpected glimpses into his successes disappointments relationships & one-of-a-kind encounters with people who shaped our world over the last twenty-five years. These stories are as entertaining as they are unforgettable. ...

This omnibus edition

Includes:: eight of Jesus' best loved stories. Children relate to stories & there was

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Young Reading Series One" is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow & helps build confidence & ability. Three popular titles in " Usborne Young Reading Series One" is re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. " The Young Reading" series is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University." ...

When & why did thou disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said observation or hobservation? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote Jenny & James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon? This superbly well-informed
- & also wonderfully entertaining
- history of the English language answers all these questions showing how the many strands of English (Standard English dialect & slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.

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