This stunningly illustrated story collection whizzes the reader around the world, exploring 6 different continents through retellings of traditional tales. Featuring weird and wonderful plots, amazing characters and exotic locations, these stories are hilarious and moving in turn and will encourage children to learn about different cultures and the wider world. In North America, it covers: America; Canada; Native American; African-American; Hawaii; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Mexico; and Guatemala. In South America, it covers: Colombia; Venezuela; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; Paraguay; Brazil; Chile; and Argentina. In Europe, it covers: England; Wales; Scotland; Ireland; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Russia; Poland; Hungary; Romania; Bulgaria; Greece; Malta; Italy; Switzerland; Austria; Germany; Netherlands; Belgium; France; Spain; Portugal; and Turkey. In Africa, it covers: Morocco; Tunisia; Egypt; Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Ghana; Nigeria; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Madagascar; Botswana; and South Africa. In Asia, it covers : Israel; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Afghanistan; India; China; Mongolia; Korea; Japan; Tibet; Thailand; Vietnam; Philippines; Malaysia; and Indonesia. In Australasia, it covers: Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; and Fiji.

 

There are 176 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2007 by Pan Macmillan .

Richard Johnson's luminous, intricately detailed illustrations perfectly capture the magic of this classic story. A prize-winning artist, he has illustrated many successful picture and novelty books including, for Macmillan, PETER PAN JIGSAW BOOK (978-1-4050-9098-8). Richard lives in Lincolnshire with his partner. Saviour Pirotta has written a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts and won awards both here and in the US.