Giants, trolls, witches, beasts : ten tales from the deep, dark woods / Craig Phillips ; [introduction by Carole Wilkinson].
Material type: TextPublisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: v, 183 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781760113261
- 1760113263
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Graphic Novel | Giants Trolls | Checked out | 07/08/2024 | 33111008894368 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Graphic Novel | Giants Trolls | Available | 33111009197407 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Diverse myths and legends from around the world, from Iceland to Poland to Japan, retold in easy-to-read glorious full-colour comic book form by a stunning Australian artist with an international reputation.
Introduction by Carole Wilkinson -- Vasilia the brave (from Russia) -- Thor and the frost giants (from Scandinavia) -- The nixie in the well (from Germany) -- Snow White and Rose Red (from Germany) -- Momotaro (from Japan) -- The king of the polars bears (from America) -- The boy who was never afraid (from Sweden) -- The devil bridegroom (from Estonia) -- Finn McCool (from Northern Ireland) -- The wawel dragon (from Poland).
A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail ... The Polar Bear King loses his skin ... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face ... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear ... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book.