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Unicorns: magic, myth and mystery
By Virginia Loh-Hagan

Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. In Unicorns you'll learn more about these fascinating creatures. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Flower Fairies of the Trees
By Cicely Barker

A collection of illustrated poems describing a variety of flowering trees.

Dragon Legends
By Matt Doeden

Describes popular dragon legends and myths from around the world.

A Forest of Stories: magical tree tales from around the world
By Rina Singh

A unique collection of folktales which asks us to rethink our relationship with trees and challenges us to look at them in new ways.

The Hidden Folk: stories of fairies, dwarves, selkies, and other secret beings
By Lise Lunge-Larsen

Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.

Fairy Houses and Beyond!
By Barry Kane

Built with natural materials and a pinch of creativity, Fairy Houses are evolving into neighbourhoods, villages -- even art colonies! -- and these beautiful photographs capture these inspiring habitats made by families at events and workshops throughout New England. View interiors, with rich details and delightful fairy comforts, and explore the enchantment of nature through this inspiring activity.

Fairies
By Elizabeth Ratisseau

Fairies are both fascinating and elusive. This book does not pretend to be comprehensive, nor to reveal any new insights or final truths; rather, it is a gathering of wonderful pictures, accompanied by fairy lore drawn from folk tales, anthropology, poetry, and first hand reports. Fairies consists of five chapters. Four of the chapters are based on the commonest classification of fairies - earth, air, fire, and water. There is a final section on fairies in children's literature and its illustration, which draws upon The Blue Lantern Library of old children's books.

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