Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A book of Narnians A book of Narnians Riordan, James Introduces, in text and illustrations, the various characters that inhabit the world of Narnia and sets them in the context of the Narnia stories. Also includes an outline of Narnian history. OL15702015W
A Treasury of Irish stories A Treasury of Irish stories Ian Newsham,Riordan, James A collection of sixteen tales, including original stories by a variety of Irish authors and retellings of traditional folktales. OL16526875W
The coming of Night The coming of Night Riordan, James When the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya goes to the Land of Shining Day to marry a handsome earth chief, her longing for the cool darkness of her former home causes Night to be brought to the w… OL1865362W
My g-r-r-r-reat uncle tiger My g-r-r-r-reat uncle tiger Riordan, James When Marmaduke the cat sees a picture of a tiger, he decides they must be related and sets off with his cat friends to find his great uncle tiger at the zoo. OL1865373W
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States Riordan, James Provides both historical and current perspectives on life in the eleven republics which emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union and formed a voluntary association of their countries. OL1865379W
Tales from Tartary Tales from Tartary Riordan, James Thirty-nine folktales from the Tartar region of Russia. OL1865391W
Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Riordan, James Discusses the climate, geography, history, governments, culture, social life, and customs of the eighth socialist countries making up Eastern Europe. OL1865395W
Tales from the Arabian nights Tales from the Arabian nights Riordan, James Nine of the tales told by Shaharazad to enchant the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives. OL1865403W
Tales of King Arthur Tales of King Arthur Riordan, James Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and other medieval sources. OL1865404W
War song War song Riordan, James While the Great War rages on English twins Dorothy and Florence help with the war effort, facing danger, trauma and hardship along the way. OL20889219W
When the guns fall silent When the guns fall silent Riordan, James Jack Loveless attempts to avert his grandson's questions about his role in World War I by taking him to visit the battlefield graveyards in France. While there he meets a German soldier from the past… OL20894321W
S.O.S. tour de controle S.O.S. tour de controle Riordan, James Chaque thème traité dans cette collection fait l'objet de deux livres : l'un renferme une documentation élémentaire, l'autre un récit de lecture facile. L'éditeur distingue par la couleur trois nivea… OL28178067W