Whimsical and fun this book shows how to make three dimensional flowers that are created from a flat piece of lace. There are fourteen different flowers. The patterns are suited to being enlarged or reduced to suit any kind of thread or colors you like. Fifteen different three dimensional flower forms with the emphasis on imagination rather than reality, and with the challenge of creating the form from a single flat piece of lace. Some of the shapes are simple, others more complex. Some knowledge of braid lace techniques is desirable, but not essential.
The long-awaited sequel to the popular classic The Last Unicorn is the centerpiece of this powerful collection of new tales from a fantasy master. As longtime fans have come to expect, the stories are written with a grace and style similar to fantasy's most original voices, such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, and Kurt Vonnegut. Reuploaded. Thanks to badaboom
Teachers, librarians, and students of children's and young adult literature will appreciate the breadth and clarity of this book, as well as the impressive bibliographies of fantasy and of professional reading on it. The authors first set down the definition of and criteria for successful fantasy and then break the genre down into its subgenres, using plenty of examples to illustrate the literature's various manifestations, from fairy tales (both traditional and original) to talking-animal tales to gothic fantasy to heroic-ethical fantasy, and everything in between.
Fantasy is one of the most popular types of fiction. Fantasy stories- from The Wizard of Oz to Harry Potter- feature characters, places, and events that are beyond what is possible in our world. These stories make amazing, surprising, and fantastic things seem completely real, and these tales hold readers in their grip from beginning to end.
Added by: KundAlini | Karma: 1594.10 | Fiction literature | 25 January 2011
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By Kathryn Lasky
A wolf pup is left to die by his pack because his malformed foot is considered bad luck. A grizzly bear, Thunderheart, whose cubs have been killed, rescues Faolan and nurtures him until her accidental death. As the young wolf continues on alone, he discovers "the Cave Before Time" with wall paintings portraying the history of the wolves and realizes that he must return to his own kind and learn their ways. This anthropomorphic fantasy has a number of the traditional characters found in these tales, such as the young outcast Faolan; the wise and solitary Gwynneth, the owl; and the powerfully maternal Thunderheart.