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Feathers for Peacock
Provides an explanation for why the peacock has such beautiful feathers.
ISBN-13: 9781937786533 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Jacqueline Jules, Helen Cann
Price:
AUD $34.99
Stock: 46 in stock
Local release date: 07/05/2016
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Categories: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFJ]Animal stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFP]

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Little Bear
An Inuit Folktale
Little Bear is a lyrical retelling of an Inuit folktale, written by award-winning author Dawn Casey and radiantly illustrated by award-winning artist Amanda Hall. When a lonely old woman finds a polar bear cub with no mother of his own, she adopts him, and cares for him as he grows. The bear cub rides in her hood and sleeps by her side. But when ......
ISBN-13: 9781937786915 (Paperback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Dawn Casey, Amanda Hall, Kelly Berthelsen
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AUD $36.99
Stock: 16 in stock
Local release date: 04/05/2022
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Categories: Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage) [YNL]

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Spirit of the Cheetah
A Somali Tale
Young Roblay runs through his Somali village practicing for the big race, where only the fastest runners will be declared men. He turns for advice to his grandfather, who tells Roblay of the mighty Shabelle River, which is strong and swift like a cheetah. Roblay must capture that spirit if he is to finish among the winners of the race and become a ......
ISBN-13: 9781937786854 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, Julia Cairns
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AUD $34.99
Stock: 15 in stock
Local release date: 18/06/2021
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Categories: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFJ]Animal stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFP]Personal/social issues: body, health (Child/Teen) [YXA]

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The Conference of the Birds
Covers the adventures of a flock of wayfaring birds in search of their king. This book provides parents with an opportunity to teach moral and spiritual development to their children. It offers tales that can help children overcome fear, physical hardship, and inner limitations.
ISBN-13: 9781937786021 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Alexis York Lumbard, Demi, Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Price:
AUD $40.99
Stock: 14 in stock
Local release date: 30/10/2012
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Categories: Picture books [YBC]

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Guru Nanak
First of the Sikhs
Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikh religion, is the first in a line of ten enlightened gurus, or teachers, whose writings form the sacred scripture of Sikhism. Born into a humble Hindu family, Nanak was an extraordinary child who from a young age questioned the rituals of religion and the ways of the world around him. At the age of ......
ISBN-13: 9781937786892 (Paperback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Demi
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AUD $36.99
Stock: 7 in stock
Local release date: 13/01/2022
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Categories: History & the past: general (Children/Teenage) [YNH]People & places (Children's / Teenage) [YNM]Religion & beliefs: general interest (Child/Teen) [YNR]Educational: History [YQH]Educational: Religious studies [YQR]Educational: Religious studies: Non-Christian [YQRN]Asia [1F]

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Everyone Prays
Celebrating Faith Around the World
With an appendix to help answer questions children might have, this title offers young hearts and minds a chance to learn that, although people from other places and cultures may seem different, we all share the diverse world of faith and prayer.
ISBN-13: 9781937786199 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Alexis York Lumbard, Alireza Sadeghian
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AUD $36.99
Stock: 7 in stock
Local release date: 14/04/2014
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Categories: Religion & beliefs: general interest (Child/Teen) [YNR]Educational: Religious studies [YQR]

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Princess Sophie and the Six Swans
A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
A king's daughter undertakes a difficult task to rescue her six brothers from the enchantment imposed on them by their wicked stepmother.
ISBN-13: 9781937786670 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Kim Jacobs
Price:
AUD $34.99
Stock: 6 in stock
Local release date: 31/07/2017
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Categories: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFJ]Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFN]Personal/social issues: family issues (Child/Teen)[YXF]

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A Living Islamic City: Fez and Its Preservation
The Moroccan city of Fez, founded in the ninth century CE, is one of the most precious urban jewels of Islamic civilization. For more than 40 years Titus Burckhardt worked to document and preserve the artistic and architectural heritage of Fez in particular and Morocco in general. These newly translated lectures, delivered while Burckhardt was ......
ISBN-13: 9781936597666 (Paperback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Titus Burckhardt, Jean-Louis Michon, Joseph A Fitzgerald, Jane Casewit
Price:
AUD $46.99
Stock: 5 in stock
Local release date: 14/09/2021
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Categories: The arts [A]The arts: general issues [AB]Conservation, restoration & care of artworks [ABC]Architecture [AM]Humanities [H]Religion & beliefs [HR]Islam [HRH]Sufism & Islamic mysticism [HRHX]Technology, engineering, agriculture [T]Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN]Building construction & materials [TNK]Conservation of buildings & building materials [TNKX]

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Wonder
A Song of the Seasons
Wonder is a beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book that aims to heighten awareness of and interest in the natural world. The reader is invited to follow and share in the adventure of two young girls who cycle together from dawn to dusk, passing through an unfolding series of landscapes representing the cycle of the seasons. It is a glimpse ......
ISBN-13: 9781937786069 (Hardback)
Publisher: WORLD WISDOM
Imprint: WORLD WISDOM
Julia Key, Helen Cann
Price:
AUD $38.99
Stock: 4 in stock
Local release date: 03/08/2023
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Categories: Picture storybooks [YBCS]Early learning: time & seasons [YBLJ]Animal stories (Children's / Teenage) [YFP]Wildlife (Children's / Teenage) [YNNR]Social issues: environment (Children's / Teenage)[YXZG]