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Giants, trolls, witches, beasts : ten tales from the deep, dark woods / Craig Phillips ; [introduction by Carole Wilkinson].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: v, 183 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781760113261
  • 1760113263
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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).
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Graphic Novel Giants Trolls Checked out 07/08/2024 33111008894368
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Graphic Novel Giants Trolls Available 33111009197407
Total holds: 0

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.

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