Abbie Farwell Brown
2) The Flower Princess: The Flower Princess; The Little Friend; The Mermaid's Child; The Ten Blowers
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She stooped once more to pick up something which had fallen out when the cover was jarred open. It was a pink papier-mâché angel, such as are often hung from the top of Christmas trees as a crowning symbol. Norah stood holding it between thumb and finger, staring amazedly. Who would think to find such a bit of frivolity in the house of Miss Terry! The Christmas Angel is a stirring reminder of what really matters at Christmas and throughout the year....
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Excerpt: "Side by side on the crowded waiting bench of the Infirmary sat two women, each with a child at her elbow, who had been eyeing one another furtively. They were silently criticizing in different languages. "Her mourning must have cost much money!" thought Mrs. Rogazrovitch, enviously, looking down at her own painful saffron coat. "Cielo! What a terrible hat!" mused the other woman, considering the purple velvet creation that crowned the frowzy...
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Cinco cuentos maravillosos seleccionados por Daniela Rotlaust del maravilloso libro En los días de los gigantes, de Abbie Farwell Brown son una buena introducción a la mitología nórdica. Estas cinco historias recopiladas en el libro fueron escritas para niños, pero los adultos también las disfrutan.
6) Friends
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From the beautiful trees to the radiant sunshine, this book describes how even things in nature can be friends to us! This text introduces early learners to rhythm and rhyme with a meaningful traditional piece that helps adults balance structured learning time and free play. This book encourages play and movement with an engaging poem and vivid, full-color illustrations, helping early readers build fundamental skills as they read or as they are read...
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The oldest stories from around the world tell about the "beginnings of things." This collection of thrilling tales of the Far North is no different. Narratives from the Land of the Midnight Sun describe winters as terrible times of cold and gloom, in a region where jagged mountain peaks tower over deep valleys that are home to giants and other spirits. Specially written for young readers, these rousing Norse myths bring to life a land populated by...