Girls To The Rescue 1: Folk Tales From Around The World

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This first book contains the following short stories: "The Fairy Godmother's Assitant" (an original story), "Grandma Rosa's Bowl" (adapted from a Grimm Brothers' Story), "For Love of Sunny" (an original story), "Carla and the Greedy Merchant" (adapted from a folktale), "Savannah's Piglets" (adapted from a folktale), "Kimi Meets the Ogre" (an original story), "The Innkeeper's Wise Daughter" (retold from a Russian folktale), "The Royal Joust" (an original story), "Chardae's Thousand and One Nights" (adapted from a story in The Arabian Nights ) and "Lian and the Unicorn" (an original story). The fairy godmother's assistant / by Bruce Lansky Grandma Rosa's bowl / adapted by Bruce Lansky from a Grimm Brothers' story For love of synny / by Vivian Vande Velde Carla and the greedy merchant / adapted by Robert Scotellaro from a folktale Savannah's piglets / adapted by Sheryl L. Nelms from a folktale Kimi meets the Ogre / by Linda Cave The innkeeper's wise daughter / retold by Penninnah Schram from a Russian folktale the royla joust / by Bruce Landsky Chardae's thousand and one nights / adapted by Craig Hansen from the Scheherazade story in the Arabian nights Lian and the unicorn / Vivian Vande Velde. An eagerly awaited collection of tales featuring strong, brave, wise female characters who make the difference and save the day. These are tales in which beauty and marriage are not the main goals. A collection of ten stories, with author biographies, featuring admirable girls in both familiar and exotic settings.