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Lari Don

    Questa autrice si immerge nel cuore del paesaggio scozzese e delle leggende locali per creare avvincenti avventure fantasy per giovani lettori. Il suo lavoro esplora spesso il soprannaturale, presentando eroi e miti tratti da diverse culture, incluse storie di kelpie e Nessie. Oltre al fantasy, si avventura in temi più oscuri con thriller per ragazzi e collabora con illustratori per libri illustrati visivamente ricchi. La sua passione risiede nel condividere storie antiche, crearne di nuove e ispirare giovani lettori e scrittori, traendo ispirazione dal folklore, dalla storia e da vari generi letterari.

    The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster
    Winter's Tales
    The Secret of the Kelpie
    First Aid for Fairies 1
    Tale of Tam Linn
    Never trust a tiger : a story from Korea
    • As a merchant makes his way to the market, he comes across a beautiful tiger that has fallen down a hole. The merchant is kind enough to help the tiger out of the hole, but once he does, the tiger wants to eat him! The merchant doesn't think this is fair, but who is right and how can the merchant get away unscathed? A Barefoot Books Core Title for 2012. Latest in the Early Readers collection, joining the Monster Stories Early series. A traditional tale from Korea with carefully selected vocabulary for new and emerging readers. Author Lari Don, based in Edinburgh, is in great demand as a storyteller for young children and is available for events at schools and literature festivals. Energy and tension of story captured by illustrator Melanie Williamson's bright artwork

      Never trust a tiger : a story from Korea
      4,0
    • Tale of Tam Linn

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      Dark, dramatic Scottish folktale with the sophistication of the Fan Brothers

      Tale of Tam Linn
      4,2
    • When Yann the injured centaur clip clops into Helen's life she decides to help him even though she's not exactly a vet. But that's just the beginning ...Helen's first aid kit comes in very handy when she meets Yann's friends -- a gang of fabled beasts with a habit of getting into trouble. Together they must solve riddles, fight fauns and defeat the dangerous Master of the Maze before midwinter and the end of the world. First Aid for Fairies and other Fabled Beasts is the first book in the bestselling Fabled Beast Chronicles, an exciting four-book adventure series starring creatures from myth and legend

      First Aid for Fairies 1
      4,2
    • The Secret of the Kelpie

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      A stunning adaptation of the traditional Scottish folktale of the kelpie -- starring a shape-shifting water horse -- made world-famous by Andy Scott's kelpies statues. Can Flora uncover the secret of the kelpie in time to save her family?

      The Secret of the Kelpie
      4,2
    • Folk stories about winter from around the world.

      Winter's Tales
      4,0
    • A new Loch Ness Monster story inspired by local folklore which is sure to become the classic Nessie story. This stunning picture book from award-winning author Lari Don features Natasa Ilincic's atmospheric illustrations of the Scottish Highlands.

      The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster
      4,1
    • A brilliant collection of folk tales: from the girl whose stepmother turned her into a dragon, to the werewolf's bride, and the god who became a fish but was caught in his own net...Stories from the Americas, Asia, Scandinavia and Europe make this a wonderfully inclusive anthology, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.

      Serpents and Werewolves
      3,0
    • Girls, Goddesses and Giants

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      A selection of brilliant folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it's the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness - whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes, or the sun itself! Handsome princes need not apply - these girls are doing it for themselves. Stories from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe make this a really inclusive anthology of girl power, stunningly illustrated in papercut style

      Girls, Goddesses and Giants
      3,9
    • A little girl meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.

      Little Red Riding Hood
      3,8
    • Gedankenleser, die sich als Spione verdingen. Wissenschaftler, die paranormale Phänomene erforschen. Und im Zentrum Ciaran, überdurchschnittlich begabt mit übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten, mutmaßlicher Mörder von Lucys Schwester. Lucy selbst natürlich auch, entschlossen zu Aufklärung und Rache! – Lari Dons Roman Mindblind ist ein Pageturner, der intensiv austestet, was es bedeutet, durchlässig für andere zu sein.

      Mindblind
      5,0