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Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from Around the World

By: Rachel Firth, Sarah Hull, Lan Cook, Andy Prentice

Illustrated by Josy Bloggs, Maxine Lee-Mackie, Maria Surducan

Series : Illustrated Story Collections

Age 7+

RRP £12.99

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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 courage, these heroes will inspire and empower a new generation of readers.

Chapters in this book include:
- Tales from Around the World: An introduction
- About the stories
- Mulan
- Nanabolele
- Vasilisa and Prince Vladimir
- Moremi and the Egunguns
- The Legend of Tokoyo
- The Dragon Slayer
- The Sleep Watchers
- The Warrior Queen

Details

Extent:: 192 pages
Dimensions:: 244.4 x 178.2mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781474966436
Key Stage:: KS2
Publication Date:: September 2020
Work Reference:: 05362

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- Tales from Around the World: An introduction
- About the stories
- Mulan
- Nanabolele
- Vasilisa and Prince Vladimir
- Moremi and the Egunguns
- The Legend of Tokoyo
- The Dragon Slayer
- The Sleep Watchers
- The Warrior Queen

Author

Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.

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Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames and Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways for children to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically.

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Lan joined Usborne after working as a bookseller. She absolutely loves learning about anything and everything. She has lived in China, attempted to create the perfect aquarium biotope, studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, and can hit an archery target from 100 feet away. Lan has always loved collecting knowledge and as many weird facts as possible, so working for Usborne really is a dream job!

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Ever since he read the Spy's Guidebook when he was eight, Andy has wanted to write books for Usborne. He's very happy that he got to fulfill his dream. As well as writing books and stories for Usborne, Andy has published several fantasy novels about demons and dark magic. He likes playing board games and making up imaginary worlds.

Find out more about Andy Prentice

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Series

View series: Illustrated Story Collections