In ancient Egypt, a young servant girl and a High Priest must each find the correct magic spells from the Book of the Dead that open the twelve gates of the Netherworld to determine who is telling the truth about the death of the girl's sacred cat...
While practicing the haka, a traditional dance in which dancers stick out their tongues to demonstrate their ferocity, two young Maori sisters suddenly find themselves visiting Punga, the goddess of ugly....
Two six-page gatefolds and fresco-like paintings enhance the drama, and the fun, of the strong-willed Frida Mari+a7a's preparations--with her horse, Diablo--for the fiesta, her attempts to please Mama by behaving properly, and her decision concerning...
‘According to legend, the stories we know as ‘The Arabian Nights’ were first spun out by Scheherazade across a thousand and one nights. Now modern-day Scheherazade Deborah Nourse Lattimore retells a trio of these timeless tales, enriching them ...
A retelling of "Aladdin," "The Queen of the Serpents," and "Ubar, The Lost City of Brass" is accompanied by lavish full-color illustrations that depict such scenes as a jewel-filled underground cave and a snake with a woman's head....
Loving dirt more than anything, the blonde-haired witch Hazel manages to follow her stepmother and stepsisters to the Halloween Witches' Ball, where she meets her true love, the equally messy Prince Alarming, in a zany version of the classic fairy ta...
In a carefully researched, lavishly illustrated original tale of long ago, Deborah Nourse Lattimore transports readers back through time to a land where Shoguns rule and mythical creatures abound. Focusing on one of her favorite periods in history --...
Travel to ancient Cathay and meet young Aladdin as he engages in a battle of wits with an evil sorcerer. Enter an underground cave and come face-to-face with the Queen of the Serpents. Journey across a boundless desert to find the Lost City of Bras...