Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio Marianna Mayer The adventures of a talking wooden marionette whose nose grew whenever he told a lie. OL1947664W
Iron John Iron John Marianna Mayer With the help of Iron John, also known as the wild man of the forest, a young prince makes his way in the world and finds his true love. OL1947666W
The Mother Goose cookbook The Mother Goose cookbook Marianna Mayer A collection of recipes for such goodies as Peter Pumpkin's Pumpkin Muffins, Mother Goose's Pease Porridge Hot, and Peter Piper's Best-ever Pickle Recipe, each accompanied by the related nursery rhym… OL1947671W
Noble-hearted Kate Noble-hearted Kate Marianna Mayer Using elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep. OL1947673W
The prince and the princess The prince and the princess Marianna Mayer A retelling of the Bohemian fairy tale about the prince who frees a lovely princess from the powers of a wicked wizard with the help of three talented companions. OL1947675W
Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe Marianna Mayer In 1166 the Saxon knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to a chaotic England ruled by the enemies of the absent King Richard the Lion-Hearted and finds himself disowned and dishonored, forced to f… OL1947679W
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Mulberry Books) The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Mulberry Books) Marianna Mayer When the king's twelve daughters, under an evil spell, wear holes in their dancing slippers every night and grow pale and mysterious, Peter the gardener's boy discovers their secret and breaks the sp… OL1947683W
Women warriors Women warriors Marianna Mayer A collection of twelve traditional tales about female military leaders, war goddesses, women warriors, and heroines from around the world, including such countries as Japan, Ireland, and Zimbabwe. OL1947687W
Young Jesus of Nazareth Young Jesus of Nazareth Marianna Mayer Presents a picture of the early life of Jesus and the signs that revealed him as a very extraordinary child. OL1947688W
My first book of nursery tales My first book of nursery tales Marianna Mayer Retells the well-known tales of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Little Red Hen, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Three Little Pigs, and the Gingerbread Man. OL1947693W
Me and my flying machine Me and my flying machine Marianna Mayer A boy visualizes all the incredible things his flying machine will be able to do when he finishes building it in the barn. OL1947702W
The unicorn alphabet The unicorn alphabet Marianna Mayer The classic medieval legend of the unicorn serves as a motif for the alphabet. OL1947703W
Beauty and the beast Beauty and the beast Marianna Mayer Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. OL1947704W
The unicorn and the lake The unicorn and the lake Marianna Mayer The tale of the Unicorn, once driven to the mountains, returns to the valley to cleanse the lake of the serpent's poison. OL1947706W