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Tales of Brave and Brilliant Animals

By: Susanna Davidson, Mairi Mackinnon, Lan Cook

Illustrated by Sara Ugolotti

Series : Illustrated Story Collections

Age 6+

RRP A$24.99

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A beautiful anthology for animal lovers of ten folk tales, beautifully retold for a new generation of readers. Discover how Anansi the spider brought stories to the world, how trickster Coyote stole fire and follow a heroic wolf who helps a prince find a firebird. Full of magic and wonder, these tales will take you around the world, from desolate mountains and winter forests to lush jungles, meeting brave and inspiring animals along the way.

Chapters in this book include:
- Introduction
- Anansi Brings Stories to the World (This story comes from the Ashanti people of Ghana)
- The Elephants and the Mice (This tale comes from India)
- The Firebird and the Silver Wolf (This story comes from Russia)
- Metin, Miray and the Bear (This story comes from Eastern Turkey)
- The Great Race (This ancient tale comes from China)
- Chanticleer (This story dates back to the Middle Ages and was originally from Northern France or Flanders - now in Belgium)
- Coyote Brings Fire to the People (This tale comes from the Shoshone and Karok (Karuk) tribes from North America)
- The Quick-Thinking Hare (This story comes from Tibet)
- The Song of the Armadillo (This folk tale comes from the Andes Mountains of South America)
- The King's Pudding (This story is from Indonesia)
- About the Stories

Details

Extent:: 176 pages
Dimensions:: 246 x 176mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781803706597
Key Stage:: KS1, KS2
Publication Date:: August 2023
Work Reference:: 8040

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- Introduction
- Anansi Brings Stories to the World (This story comes from the Ashanti people of Ghana)
- The Elephants and the Mice (This tale comes from India)
- The Firebird and the Silver Wolf (This story comes from Russia)
- Metin, Miray and the Bear (This story comes from Eastern Turkey)
- The Great Race (This ancient tale comes from China)
- Chanticleer (This story dates back to the Middle Ages and was originally from Northern France or Flanders - now in Belgium)
- Coyote Brings Fire to the People (This tale comes from the Shoshone and Karok (Karuk) tribes from North America)
- The Quick-Thinking Hare (This story comes from Tibet)
- The Song of the Armadillo (This folk tale comes from the Andes Mountains of South America)
- The King's Pudding (This story is from Indonesia)
- About the Stories

Author

Susanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them.

Find out more about Susanna Davidson

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of thousands of books and many strange musical instruments, from electric cellos to didgeridoos.

Find out more about Mairi Mackinnon

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!

Find out more about Lan Cook

Illustrator

Sara Ugolotti

Sara is an award-winning children's book illustrator living and working in Reggio Emilia, Italy. She illustrators children's books, board games and puzzles. Sara loves art, nature and animals, especially dogs.

Series

View series: Illustrated Story Collections