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Did you ever look carefully at a spider's web? If their purpose is strictly to catch flies, why do spiders weave such beautiful, intricate webs? Did you ever wonder what causes thunder? Why is the sea salty? How did tigers get their stripes? In this collection of delightful tales from around the world and through the ages, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does.
When Fox tells Mole she must move out of her tunnel to make way for a new path, Mole finds an ingenious way to save her home.
Contains a magical collection of folktales from around the world.
Beowulf as Children's Literature brings together a group of scholars and creators to address important issues of adapting the Old English poem into textual and pictorial forms that appeal to children, past and present.
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Legends of North American Indians.
Through storytelling, the rich history of the Native American tribes is alive and well today. It has been shared and preserved and still pays tribute to fallen heroes of the past. It is through these glimpses into the past, and these stories much like the ones that are contained in this book, that you can see what a proud heritage they possess and how in tune with the Earth Native Americans really are. With this book I hope you understand the Native American people a little better and understand where they have come from and what they can offer the world. By exploring these stories, I offer you a glimpse into an often forgotten past. Included in this book are the stories: The Song of Hiawath...
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In vorliegender Publikation geht es um Erinnerungen und Reflexionen des Verfassers zu seiner alten Heimat in Wertheim am Main. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Geschichte der Familie Wehnert, die in Wertheim zahlreiche Erinnerungsspuren hinterlassen hat. Hinzugefügt sind einzelne Beiträge zu Ereignissen und Personen, die zu Wertheim in einem Bezug stehen. Die Erinnerungen reichen bis in das 19. Jahrhundert zurück; die Refl exionen und Berichte betreff en jüngere und gegenwärtige Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse. Enthalten sind Lebensgeschichten, Berichte über Wanderungen und persönliche Begegnungen sowie Betrachtungen zu Religion, Kunst und Literatur rund um Wertheim. Indem der Text Subjektives und Objektives verbindet, versteht er sich als ein Stück "oral history" und als Versuch, persönliches Leben auf einen historischen Begriff zu bringen. Die Erinnerung ist zugleich die Erfahrung einer dem gesellschaftlichen Umbruch und den politischen Umwälzungen des 20. Jahrhunderts vorausliegenden, bergenden Lebenswelt in Wertheim, die noch in die gegenwärtige Lebenszeit des Verfassers herübergereicht hat.