2005
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4.50
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages
Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first folktale comes from India, where a powerful sage imprisons his beloved daughter in a floating palace after he catches a man gazing at her, and the second one comes from Germany, where a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
Avg Rating
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Number of Ratings
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Authors
Alan Marks
Author · 5 books
Librarian note: There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database. Alan Marks is a British illustrator and children's book author. Born in London in 1957, he was educated at the Medway College of Art and Design and at the Bath Academy of Art. He taught for a brief time at the Bath Academy and at Southampton Art College, before launching a career in magazine and book illustration. He has illustrated books for many children's authors, including Joan Aiken, Kevin Crossley-Holland and Jane Goodall.
Saviour Pirotta
Author · 25 books
Saviour Pirotta is the award-winning author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children. His works have been translated into 28 languages. Originally from Malta, he now lives in England.
