Creation Stories (Folk Tales from Around the World)

Creation Stories (Folk Tales from Around the World)

by Fiona Waters (Author), Liz Pyle (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Throughout history, people have created stories to explain how or why things happen. Following on from Gods & Goddesses and Festivals & Feasts, Belitha now introduces two new fascinating and stunningly illustrated titles in this amazing series of folk tales from around the globe. Fiona Waters has gathered together many of the most compelling of these stories, from how the world was created, to the beasts that roamed upon it. - Each book contains tales from all around the world and at various historical times - excellent resources for multicultural education. - Covers stories that children may know and love, as well as stories that will be totally new to them but none the less fascinating. - Can be used at home or in schools for the study of literacy, history and geography. - Beautiful full-colour artwork to give the reader a sense of the richness and diversity of the various cultures. - So they make lovely gift books, too! - Each book contains a table of contents, index and bibliography

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Publisher: Belitha Press Ltd
Published: 05 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 1841383198
ISBN 13: 9781841383194

Author Bio
Fiona Waters is a highly respected children's book writer, poetry compiler and editor. She has written or edited over 50 titles for a large number of publishers, including Bloomsbury, Orion and Orchard. Fiona lives in Dorset. - Liz Pyle was born in the U.S. and studied art at both the Philadelphia College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Her artwork has been exhibited in many galleries on both sides of the Atlantic and she has worked extensively as an illustrator for both children's and adult books. Her other titles include The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Poetry and the Oxford Treasury of World Stories. Liz lives in London.