Starlight Fairy Tales
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Upper primary school readers who like magic, knights, and adventure stories
- Parents looking for a bedtime read-aloud book for their children
- Adult fairy-tale readers who prefer nature description and a poetic atmosphere
- Teachers needing short stories for classroom reading or reading sharing
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer strong plots and fast twists may find the pace slow
- Young children will find independent reading difficult and need adult company
- Readers expecting a single protagonist throughout may not take to a short-story collection
Reading tips
- Read one or two stories each night, then take a few minutes to talk with your child about the sea, wind, or lamplight in the story.
- Start with the knight and magic stories to build interest, then move on to the plainer farm pieces.
- Slow down at long passages of nature description, and try to picture the scene in your mind before continuing.
- Adults can dip into it as a short-story collection, in no particular order.
About the publisher
Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House is a Chinese publisher specializing in literary publishing. Judging from the 808 titles in the database, its publishing areas cover world classics, foreign literature, social novels, folk literature and classic works, as well as modern and contemporary literature and prose. Representative titles include foreign literary translations such as Anna Karenina, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, In Praise of Shadows and The Complete Tragedies and Comedies of Shakespeare, alongside classic works by Lao She and Lu Xun such as Camel Xiangzi, Teahouse and Wandering. Its authors and translators include Leo Tolstoy, Cao Ying, Lao She, Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki and Zhu Shenghao. The press emphasizes the translation and introduction of classic texts and the compilation of native literary works, giving equal weight to Chinese and foreign literature. Owing to limited public information, its specific series and editorial policies are not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 勇敢的投弹手
- 黑夜王宫
- 隐形的婴儿
- 两个磨坊主
- 金刚门
- 冬眠之城
- 艾里尔和艾琳达
- 神奇乐曲
- 森林野人
- 山中少女
- 地海之钟
- 世外仙林
- 雪人
- 森林之王
- 迪戈里
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About the author
Henry Beston (1888–1968) was an American writer of nature literature. He is best known for The Outermost House, a book that records his year of living alone on a Cape Cod beach and his observations there, and that is regarded as a classic of American nature writing. Beston's writing focuses on the subtle changes in the natural world and the turning of the seasons, presenting in calm and meticulous prose his feelings and reflections on human beings living alongside nature, and forming a style that combines keen observation with literary quality. Besides nature writing, he also wrote fairy tales; one of his works, Starlight Fairy Tales, is included in this collection, showing that his writing was not limited to a single genre. Public information about him is limited, but on the evidence of the works available, his nature writing has had some influence on the tradition of American nature literature and is often mentioned alongside writers concerned with life in the wild and with ecological experience.
