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It's Not about the Hunter! - (Easy-To-Read Wonder Tales) by Veronika Martenova Charles (Paperback)

It's Not about the Hunter! - (Easy-To-Read Wonder Tales) by  Veronika Martenova Charles (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Presents three stories that are adaptations of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood in which a young girl, thinking that she is visiting her grandmother, is eaten by a wolf and rescued by a hunter who kills the wolf by cutting open his stomach.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun. The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story: <b>Little Red Riding Hood</b> in <b>It's Not About the Hunter!</b>, <b>Beauty and the Beast</b> in <b>It's Not About the Rose!</b>, <b>Snow White</b> in <b>It's Not About the Apple!</b>, <b>Cinderella</b> in <b>It's Not About the Pumpkin!</b>, and <b>Hansel and Gretel</b> in <b>It's Not About the Crumbs!</b> As one friend starts, the others are reminded of versions they know so each volume has three stories within one framework. The stories come from around the world, and Veronika Martenova Charles provides a note at the end of each book to describe the origins. <p/>Easy-To-Read Wonder Tales is a great first step in developing a lifelong love of reading, and it makes a fine companion to Veronika Martenova Charles's series, Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>VERONIKA MARTENOVA CHARLES is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include The Birdman, illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle. She has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has a graduate degree in Folklore from York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto. <p/>DAVID PARKINS is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children's books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustrations. He has been an illustrator since 1979, and drew the British cartoon, Beano. David Parkins lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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