Bridging the gap....

Young Adult stories and literature sure to please enquiring minds...

BOOKS

Tales, Then & Now

Gail De Vos

This book examines the reworkings and critical interpretation of nine classic folktales and ballads, some of which date back centuries.

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The Courtship of Hippodameia

Jennie Frost

15-year-old  Princess Hippodameia describes how her father made her the prize of a deadly chariot race between himself and her 15 suitors. Nor does the action stop there.

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AUDIO CD & DVD

Pygmalian & other Greek Myths

Jennie Frost

Concerned to make Greek myth approachable, Jennie presents real people caught up in horrific situations. She has worked from ancient sources to craft her own versions of Zeus' Birth, Perseus, The Plague and Repopulation of Aigina, Clytemnestra's Story, Echo & Narcissus and Pygmalion.

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StorySave is a program of Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada that records the voices of elders from the Canadian storytelling community. Click here to visit the StorySave website and to purchase StorySave CDs.

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