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Tales and More Tales from the Mountain

Tales and More Tales from the Mountain
  • Author(s): Miguel Torga
  • Location(s): Portugal, Trás-os-Montes
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

These brief and telling stories of rustic life and love are set in the remote and barren Tras-os-Montes – over the mountains – region of North East Portugal. The author speaks of the men and women living there, complex...

Tales from Africa

Tales from Africa
  • Author(s): K P Kojo
  • Location(s): Africa
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): timeless

A collection of hugely entertaining stories, drawn from the rich folklore of many countries throughout Africa, and brought sparklingly to life with humour and rhyme by Ghanaian author, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writing under the name used for his children’s...

Tales from an Israeli Storyteller

Tales from an Israeli Storyteller
  • Author(s): Uri Kurlianchik
  • Location(s): Israel
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Tales from an Israeli Storyteller is an illustrated cycle of 20 short stories and novellas born from exploring the most iconic locations in Israel. This is the story of the Israel you don’t hear about on the news –...

Tales from India

Tales from India
  • Author(s): Bali Rai
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A collection of 20 stories from India’s rich folklore heritage. From wicked magicians to wise old priests, charming princes and beautiful princesses, to greedy tigers and wily jackals, these magical tales are full of adventure and trickery, and infused...

Tales from the Caribbean

Tales from the Caribbean
  • Author(s): Trish Cooke
  • Location(s): Caribbean
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): early 21st century

A collection of favourite tales gathered from the many different islands of the Caribbean, one of the world’s richest sources of traditional storytelling. From the very first Kingfisher to Anansi the Spider Man, these lively retellings full of humour...

Tales from the Fast Trains: Around Europe at 186mph

Tales from the Fast Trains: Around Europe at 186mph
  • Author(s): Tom Chesshyre
  • Location(s): Europe
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

Tired of airport security queues, delays and all those extra taxes and charges, Tom Chesshyre embarks on a series of high-speed adventures across the Continent on its fast trains instead. From shiny London St Pancras, Tom travels to places...

Tales in Colour and Other Stories

Tales in Colour and Other Stories
  • Author(s): Choden Kunzang
  • Location(s): Bhutan
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): modern

These deceptively simple stories uncover both the complexity and irony of women’s lives in Bhutan today. They show how ordinary lives, choices and experiences are both remarkable and poignant. In ‘I am a Small Person’, a despised woman uses...

Tales of Amadou Koumba

Tales of Amadou Koumba
  • Author(s): Birago Diop
  • Location(s): Senegal
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Various

A classic collection of African folk tales by the poet of the Bush stands in comparison with the fables of Aesop and La Fontaine.

Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from Around the World

Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from Around the World
  • Author(s): Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Various

Meet a girl who fights dragons, a brave warrior queen, and a daughter in search of her Samurai father… This beautifully illustrated collection brings you eight fantastic fairy tales from around the world. Full of wit, charm, compassion and...

Tales of East Africa

Tales of East Africa
  • Author(s): Jamilla Okubo (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Tales of East Africa is a collection of 22 traditional tales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Welcome to a world of magical adventure―a place where a boy spares the life of a fearsome monster, a flock of doves brings...

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