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A beautiful hardback gift treasury, containing myths and legends from around the world. A beautiful hardcover gift treasury, containing over forty myths and legends from around the world. This glorious collection contains incredible stories from Greek and Norse mythology, such as Theseus and the Minotaur and Ragnarök, famous British legends including The Sword in the Stone, alongside lesser known stories. Bringing together amazing stories from across the globe, there are tales of spirits from Spain, fish Gods from China, an Australian Aboriginal frog that drank up all of the water in the world, and many more. Fully illustrated throughout, with beautiful colour and line-work images from iconic Golden Age illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Warwick Goble.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '...when the Green Dragon tore shrieking out of the mouth of its dark lair, which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were clean handkerchiefs or the reverse.' When their father is mysteriously sent away, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis have to leave London with their mother to live in a cottage in the countryside. Finding comfort in the nearby railway station and friendship in Perks the Porter and the Station Master, the children watch every day for the passing London train. Every day they wave at the same old Gentleman on the train, not knowing that he may hold the key to their father's whereabouts.

Akimbo loves his life in Africa and the animals that live there. In this story, Akimbo finds out all about baboons, and comes closer than he would like to a much more dangerous animal.

The twins are in bed when it happens. They hear a clattering on the roof tiles, followed a little later by a tapping at the window. It's a girl with a broken wing - and she's come to stay. But who is she? And where has she come from?

'There were three things that marked out Lucy Willow as different. The first was that she lived on a train. The second was that she had a snail called Ernest as a pet. And the third, the most important of all, was that she had green fingers.' It's Lucy's green fingers that save the day when Silverboots McCoy the famous footballer and his girlfriend Blossom B order flowers for their wedding - for Ricky Sparks, who runs the rival garden centre, will stop at nothing to get the contract for himself. Longer and fuller than the Magical Children books, LUCY WILLOW has all Sally Gardner's soaring imagination, enchanting humour and great heart, and is rich in scenes and characters that readers will adore and always remember.

When Akimbo is offered the chance to help tag baby crocodiles, he is very excited. John the Crocodile man wants to keep an eye on the latest batch of crocodiles, and Akimbo is keen to learn more about the dangerous creatures. Then John is attacked by an angry croc, and Akimbo has to use all his courage to save him! Join Akimbo's latest adventure, by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith.

Un'antica leggenda dice che i venti che arrivano da lontano portano sempre qualche sorpresa... ma Toby non si sarebbe mai aspettato di trovare sulla spiaggia una sirena e tutta la sua ingombrante famiglia! I Flot, le sirene più affamate che ci siano, sono in pericolo e devono trovare un posto in cui nascondersi. Che fare? Toby ha un'idea: portarle a casa sua, al Grand Hotel! Basta non farsi scoprire dal perfido direttore...

A charming story with a simple message, The Ice Child is a classic tale of friendship and fitting in to society. Villagers discover a lonely ice child and take him into their village. When people learn about his special "talent," they turn against him one by one, and he retaliates and starts turning everything and everyone to ice. Eventually a young girl befriends him, and he gains an invaluable companion. Illustrated by Peter Bailey, this warm and simple story about friendship and identity is sure to melt the heart.