Showing results for "Islands" in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Hey there, are you eady to turn lights-out into the most epic part of your day? Buckle up, because "Bedtime Fairy Tales" is about to blast your nighttime routine into the stratosphere! Forget boring bedtimes – we're talking laugh-out-loud adventures, heart-pumping excitement, and mind-bending magic!

Nico wants to be a famous film director. He's pretty sure if he can make the right movie, and soon, his life will completely change. The catch? His parents are sending him to Puerto Rico for the summer to stay with his iconic, but old-school, Abuela Luciana, and his awesome, but unpredictable cousins. Still, the show must go on. Until Nico and his cousins awaken a monster.

A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The adventures come fast and furious, as the newly named "Prince Marvel" explores the surrounding kingdoms. A masochistic squire accompanies Marvel, helping him with assorted kings, knights, dragons, and other medieval menaces along the way.

Nicht nur die Brüder Grimm oder Hans Christian Andersen haben Märchen gesammelt oder geschrieben, auch in anderen Ländern ist das Märchen selbstverständlich kulturelles Volksgut. In Island wurden und werden gerne Märchen erzählt - wie diese feine Sammlung von zehn wunderbaren Geschichten beweist! Einige Themen kommen uns bekannt vor, anderes ist ganz neu - und natürlich mit skandinavischem Kolorit versehen!

An exciting follow-up to Lei and the Fire Goddess features a mysterious, invisible island, dangerous spirits, and a newcomer who does not need Lei's help...or does she? It turns out that curses are real. After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the fire goddess’s...

Xander Miyamoto would rather do almost anything than listen to his sixth grade teacher, Mr. Stedman, drone on about weather disasters happening around the globe. When spring break begins at last, Xander plans to spend it playing computer games with his best friend, Peyton. Xander's father briefly distracts him with a comic book about some samurai warrior who pops out of a peach pit. Little does either boy know that the comic is a warning that they are about to be thrust into the biggest adventure of their lives.

Simone is still reeling from learning the truth about her mother, Maeve. But she knows she has to stop her before she finds what she's looking for and ends up hurting her friends in the process. When Simone stumbles across an old legend about a handful of folks with rare and powerful talents who fled to a secret island haven, she wonders if the soul summoner Maeve seeks could be there. So she and Sebastian set off to find it, hoping to get to there before Maeve does.

Die schönsten Märchen aus Island! Zehn Geschichten aus dem hohen Norden, mit dabei: Der Häuslerssohn und seine Katze, Die Bauerntöchter, Die Häuslerstöchter, Die Kuh Bukolla, Die Riesin in dem Steinboote, Die schöne Helga, Finna, die Vorwitzige, Ingibjörg, die Königstochter, Ullarvindill sowie Wachtgut und seine Brüder!

When the King and Queen were ready to have a child, the Queen did what all good queens do; she visited the local witch. But she forgot to specify the King wanted a boy child. On the Princess’s 18th birthday, the King, who was a very disagreeable King, banished the Princess to an island surrounded by nine whirlpools and guarded by a dragon AND a gryphon. There she would spend eternity sewing her wedding dress and waiting for a Prince clever enough to free her.

Loyalties are tested in this sequel to Orphans of the Tide, a smart, unique middle grade read perfect for fans of Wildwood or The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Ellie and Seth know more than most people do about living amongst gods. Ellie, an inventor with a tragic past, was once forced to become the...

"Zweisprachig Erzählen" ist eine Reihe von mündlich überlieferten Volksmärchen aus der ganzen Welt. Ausgangssprache ist dabei Deutsch. Die Volksmärchen kommen aus den jeweiligen Ländern. Es wird immer in der deutschen und einer weiteren Sprache erzählt. Erzählt und nicht gelesen. So kommen dann zwei parallel erzählte Märchen raus, die zur selben Zeit stattfinden. Entstanden ist die Idee, als sich Eva aus Island an einem Abend in der Erzählwerkstatt mit Tommi zusammengetan hat.

Eight-year-old Daisy May is the writer and star of her very own TV show, Daisy May’s Daydream Parade, which broadcasts live and exclusively in her imagination. In the latest episode, Daisy May finds herself on a desert island where she discovers a map that leads to buried treasure, but what appears to be a simple quest to find riches soon turns into a roller-coaster ride as evil pirates, grumpy gorillas, and a fire breathing dragon stand in her way. But, when travelling across polluted ocean waters and trash covered beaches, Daisy May soon realizes that treasure hunt can wait.