| Description |
183 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| 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. |
| 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). |
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Mythology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Legends -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Witches -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Trolls -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Folklore.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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Fiction.
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Wilkinson, Carole, author of introduction, etc.
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| Added Title |
Ten tales from the deep, dark woods |
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10 tales from the deep, dark woods |
| ISBN |
9781760113261 (paperback) |
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1760113263 (paperback) |
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