magic and the unreal - from gallery greats (the Surrealists and Symbolists) to artists working in the margins today
readers will discover the fascinating dishes eaten by 10 high-interest historical peoples - from prehistoric humans to children of the future
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including:- The Emperor's New Clothes - Denmark- The Bag of Winds - Greece- How Cheetah Got His Speed - South Africa- The Moon Maiden - Japan- The Star Hunt - New Zealand- The Crow and the Daylight - North America- Aladdin - Syria- The Three Dreams - GuatemalaCollected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister and beautifully illustrated by Anna Shepeta
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Japanese Ghost Stories Publisher / Walker Books magic and the unreal -In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in