Hannah Bess Ross – illustratör

This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey with 50 tales, featuring themes of nature from all around the world.Sit back, get comfortable and delve into this beautifully-illustrated collection of beloved nature stories from every corner of the globe. This rich resource collects together folk tales from home and legends and myths from distant lands to commemorate the animals, plants and the changing seasons that make planet Earth so beautiful.The folktales and fables in this book will capture imaginations and take readers on a journey around the world. Learn about:The Peruvian tale of Cuniraya and the Magic Fruit, The story of how lightning began according to an ancient Khasi folk tale from India,From Ireland, the story of The Bee, the Mouse and the Beetle, The Master of the Winds in the ancient Iroquois story of The Four Winds, Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack from North American folklore, and Spain's Queen of the Flowers, who is brought to life one night by a magical fairy. Lively retellings from best-selling author Angela McAllister are brought to life withbeautiful illustrations from Hannah Bess Ross, in this nature anthology to treasure for a lifetime. For story lovers young and old this is the perfect gift for all the family and nature lovers everywhere.The World Full of… series is a collection of beautiful hardback story treasuries. Discover folktales from all around the world or be introduced to some of the world’s best-loved writers with these stunning gift books, the perfection addition to any child’s library.Also available from the series: A Year Full of Stories, A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories, A World Full of Dickens Stories, A World Full of Spooky Stories, A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals and A Bedtime Full of Stories.

Look up at the skies in wonder with this mystically illustrated treasury of folklore from above and beyond.Did you know that people used to read the future in the flight of birds? That the constellations were thought to be mythological beings set in the sky? And that eclipses were seen as demonic omens?For millennia, humans have looked to the heavens to explain the world around and above them. The myths, folktales and lore that have arisen from these wonderings are as mysterious as they are varied – here, they're set down in a beautifully illustrated and engaging format for readers 6-12 years old. Lore of the Stars takes readers deep into space and back through the mists of time to discover the myriad answers to our most ancient questions.Divided into six chapters: The SkyThe SunThe MoonStarsPlanets, Comets & Shooting StarsThe CosmosYou will uncover the secrets of augury, the meanings of types of weather, stories explaining the birth of the Milky Way, and the beings and deities said to govern the worlds above.Also in the series: Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from NatureLore of the Land: Folklore and Wisdom from the Wild Eart h