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New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment, is a part of the Discover America Series. New Mexico celebrates the people and culture with beautiful images and engaging facts as well as describing the history, industry, environment, and sports that make this state unique.
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Whether it be on the back of a tortoise or riding upon the north wind itself, you will travel to exotic and magical lands with this collection of tales. Your reading journey will take you from the depths of the ocean to the lands east of the sun and west of the moon and continue on to a far land where people pay to keep it's name a secret. This enchanting collection of fairy tales form around the world will delight readers of all ages. Each tale is...
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Read along with Disney! On a beautiful, sunny morning, Belle finds her horse Phillipe looking rather gloomy. Join Belle as she tries to figure out how to cheer up Phillipe. Is it a bubble bath? Some music? Follow along with word-for-word narration in this beautifully illustrated storybook full of adventure and humor.
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Le conte se caractérise par son intemporalité, son universalité et sa structure. le choix de la collection ADJMAL HIKAYATI s'est porté sur des contes du patrimoine universel, sélectionnés en fonction de l'âge des enfants et partant du principe qu'il est possible d'adapter un conte à un public. les textes sont destinés aux enfants scolarisés en 3ème, 4ème, et 5ème année primaire. les personnages et autres actants sont familiers. Ils sont...
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Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition.
This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. You'll meet a mysterious girl born from the snow, a terrifying Baba Yaga, and a series of dauntless heroines and heroes willing to fight dragons and cross fiery rivers. Blending whimsical magic with magnificent drama, these tales come to life alongside intricate...
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Read along with Disney! Cedric is preparing to show off his magical skills at the Enchanted Feast: a grand dinner for all of the kings and queens in the Tri-Kingdom Area. When an evil fairy named Miss Nettle disguises herself as a powerful sorceress and takes over the feast, Sofia forms an unlikely team with Clover, Cedric, and Wormwood to protect her amulet and save her family. Follow along with the word-for-word narration in this charming storybook,...
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How has the state impacted culture and cultural production in Africa? How has culture challenged and transformed the state and our understandings of its nature, functions, and legitimacy? Compelled by complex realities on the ground as well as interdisciplinary scholarly debates on the state-culture dynamic, senior scholars and emerging voices examine the intersections of the state, culture, and politics in postcolonial Africa in this lively and wide-ranging...
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Read along with Disney! Saddle up and join your favorite Disney princesses on an a-neigh-zing ride with their beloved horses. Gallop with Belle and Phillipe, compete in a horse show with Cinderella and Frou, and trot through the forest with Snow White and Astor in this lovely book featuring word-for-word narration.
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What's Queer about Europe? examines how queer theory helps us initiate disorienting conjunctions and counterintuitive encounters for imagining historical and contemporary Europe. This book queers Europe and Europeanizes queer, forcing a reconsideration of both. Its contributors study Europe relationally, asking not so much what Europe is but what we do when we attempt to define it. The topics discussed include: gay marriage in Renaissance Rome, Russian...
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Gretchen Schultz is professor of French studies at Brown University. Her recent books include Sapphic Fathers: Discourses of Same-Sex Desire from Nineteenth-Century France and An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Women's Poetry from France. Lewis Seifert is professor of French studies at Brown University. He is the author of Fairy Tales, Sexuality, and Gender in France, 1690–1715 and Manning the Margins: Masculinity and Writing in Seventeenth-Century...
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Read along with Disney! Ariel adopts a little orphaned foal, who grows up to be Beau, the biggest, horsiest lapdog the court has ever seen! This beautifully illustrated storybook features word for word narration and is chock-full of adventure, romance, and humor.
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Conjuring up wooden wands might seem like a magical and mysterious process, but the Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques is here to show you how simple it can be! In the first-ever guide to making wands, you'll learn how to hand carve, power carve, wood turn, and scroll saw over 20 unique projects that are sure to delight any fantasy-loving woodworker. With five wands for each woodworking technique, included with the projects are step-by-step...
15) Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty's enchanted slumber has captivated readers' hearts for centuries. Now brought luminously to life by K. Y. Craft's lavish paintings, this new edition of a timeless favorite is sure to enchant readers both young and old. Fairy tale lovers have been eagerly awaiting Craft's next magical romance since the release of her Cinderella. With illustrations inspired by the magnificent style of Baroque painters, the sumptuous color and exquisite...
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Experience this tale as old as time in this delightful retelling of one of Walt Disney's most loved films, Beauty and the Beast. When an enchantress casts a spell on a selfish prince, turning him into a hideous beast and his servants into enchanted objects, there is only one way to break the curse: the Beast must learn to love-and be loved in return. So when Belle, a kind and beautiful girl from a village nearby, arrives at the Beast's enchanted castle...
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Why is a house made of sweets not always as sweet as it seems? Readers will find out when they explore the classic story of Hansel and Gretel's adventures. Readers discovering this story for the first time will be captivated by the tale of scary forests, evil witches, and quick-thinking children. Those who have been introduced to this tale before will find new things to be enchanted by, including colorful illustrations that fill each page. The close...
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It had been raining for six straight days at the Beast's castle, and Belle was beginning to feel cooped up. Even Chip, a little enchanted teacup, was restless. Luckily, Mrs. Potts knew what would cheer up Belle and Chip: a tea party! But first, what would Belle wear? With the help of the enchanted Wardrobe, Belle finds the perfect dress to wear to the tea party, but will everything else go as planned?
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Bright lights, big city . . . magic spells, witchcraft, wizardry, fairies, devilry, and more. Urban living, at least in fantasy fiction, is full of both magical wonder and dark enchantment. Street kids may have supernatural beings to protect them or have such powers themselves. Brujeria may be part of your way of life. Crimes can be caused (and solved) with occult arts and even a losing sports team's "curse" can be lifted with wizardry. And be careful...
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