New Releases by Rosalind Kerven

Camelot, a corte dourada. A paz e a harmonia imperam no reino de Artur, suscitando a inveja e a cobiça da maligna Fada Morgana e do pérfido cavaleiro Mordred. Eles se unem num plano diabólico para destruir Artur e a Távola Redonda. Conseguem aniquilar Camelot, mas não o rei e seus cavaleiros, que estão escondidos, em algum lugar da Inglaterra, aguardando o momento de seu glorioso retorno.

Em ''Ali Babá e os quarenta ladrões'', ''O Jardim dos Encantos'', ''Aladim e a lâmpada maravilhosa'', ''O pescador e o djim'', o encanto das histórias que Sherazade contou para o sultão ao longo de mil e uma noites, salvando, assim, a própria vida... Este volume contém seis histórias, incluindo a abertura das Mil e uma noites - a história em que Sherazade salva simbolicamente todas as mulheres do mundo, graças ao seu talento de narradora. Há também um material para a contextualização cultural das histórias e para facilitar a visualização dos acontecimentos narrados.

Two adventure stories based on the myths about the Irish hero Finn. In The Magic Drinking Horn Finn and his band are hunting in the forest when they fall under the spell of a fierce giant. In The Land Beyond the Sunset Finn''s son, Oisin, falls in love with a mysterious woman on a white horse.

Two stories set in the amazing and dangerous world of Norse mythology, this text is part of a series which retells myth and legend from around the world in a lively way for children. The books are illustrated with photographs of objects related to the stories.

Introduces some of the beliefs and customs of Muslims, particularly those connected with the Great Festival of Id al-Fitr, or Bairam.

Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Volcano Woman is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories from a Range of Cultures. This set of nine stories contain a variety of language and illustration styles, reflecting the myths, legends, folk tales and fairy stories of the many different cultures from which they were taken. Volcano Woman by Rosalind Kerven is a traditional folk tale from Hawaii. The beautiful and powerful illustrations by Chris Molan are a particular feature of this book. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.

A retelling of the Australian aborigine folktale in which people from the Dream Time acquire fire from the selfish spirits who created the world.

A challenging and highly readable book that brings alive the human voices behind a major environmental tragedy. This book also contains plenty of factual information about the original forest peoples'' ways of life. Readers go on a fascinating journey to meet some of the people who live in the world''s disappearing rain forests and share their traditional stories.

15 traditional stories from old China, retold by Rosalind Kerven. Discover the secrets of the Heavenly Peach garden and the Palace of Boundless Cold; laugh at the outrageous adventures of super-hero Monkey in these magical and mysterious stories. But journey to the realms of the Dragon Kings only if you dare . . . In the Court of the Jade Emperor is one of eleven books that make up Extended Reading Level B, for children in Year 6/Primary 7. This phase of Cambridge Reading aims to develop children''s knowledge about language, its vocabulary, forms, structures and styles. This book is available in a pack of 6 for guided group reading.

While on holiday David and Emma meet the Rushing family who have developed a special rapport with the wild animals sharing their remote mountain home but all this is threatened by a proposal to build a resort in the area.

Examines current thinking on the relationship between humans and animals, covering such topics as hunting, zoos, factory farms, and animal experimentation.

Presents the advantages and drawbacks of various actions being taken by people and governments to save and protect the earth''s resources, wilderness areas, plants, animals, and tribal peoples.

For this collection of folk tales Rosalind Kerven has chosen traditional stories from twelve different North American Indian peoples. She has grouped her selection of stories around the recurrent themes of the sun, moon and stars; fantastical journeys; and two popular cultural heroes, Spider Woman, a benevolent sorceress, and Coyote the trickster. Her retellings beautifully convey the mystical atmosphere of the original stories and bring out the Native American''s affinity with and respect for the natural world. A factual introduction explains the traditional role of story telling and gives background to past and present North American culture.

A collection of traditional tales about plants and trees from a variety of cultures.

Thirteen tales from a variety of ethnic sources featuring animals important to those cultures.

Novel for children set in Lapland.