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Fairies / Annabel Savery.

By: Savery, Annabel [author].
Material type: TextTextSeries: Savery, Annabel It's amazing!: Publisher: London : Franklin Watts, 2016Copyright date: ©2011Description: 32 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781445105499 (hardback); 1445105497 (hardback); 9781445149844.Subject(s): Fairies -- Juvenile literatureSummary: Did you know that fairies can make themselves invisible and can change shape? Find more amazing information inside the Fairies book! Bright, fun books on topics that young children love to read about, from supercars to fairies. Accessible text and colourful design make these ideal first topic books.
Item type Current location Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Childrens Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library
Children's Non-fiction 		Children's Non-fiction 398.4 SAV 1 Available T00617622
Childrens Non-Fiction Mobile Library
Children's Non-fiction 		Children's Non-fiction 398.4 SAV 2 Checked out 02/05/2021 T00617617
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This series is compiled of bright, fun books on topics that young children love to read about, from supercars to princesses. Accessible text and a colourful design make these ideal first topic books.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

Did you know that fairies can make themselves invisible and can change shape? Find more amazing information inside the Fairies book! Bright, fun books on topics that young children love to read about, from supercars to fairies. Accessible text and colourful design make these ideal first topic books.

Kōtui multi-version record.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • What are fairies?
  • What do fairies look like?
  • Fairyland
  • Fairy magic
  • Fairy fun
  • Good fairies
  • Bad fairies
  • Fairies around the world
  • Superstitions
  • Magical creatures
  • Fairy characters
  • Fairies in films
  • Are fairies real?
  • Glossary and further information
  • Index

Reviews provided by Syndetics

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Occasional slipups aside-a reference to Superman's "supervision" and a gallery of magical creatures in Fairies that includes an out-of-place photo of a real Brownie scout-these browsing items supply healthy doses of facts as well as fun. All are illustrated with mixtures of artwork and figures (some, in Fairies, rather buxom), reproductions, and movie or TV stills. The coverage is surprisingly broad. Monsters, for example, introduces creatures from Nessie and centaurs (the latter with a "Narnia" reference) to whale sharks and even Venus flytraps; Pirates mentions both female and modern buccaneers, along with multiple shots of Captain Jack Sparrow; and Superheroes includes prominent members of the Marvel and DC universes, but also Ben 10 and Transformers. Readers are urged to decide for themselves whether fairies exist in Fairies, though the evidence isn't presented in a balanced way and the author never makes clear that the Cottingley photos were exposed as fakes. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

These leveled texts geared toward reluctant readers introduce monsters and fairies, describing their physical appearance; their good and bad purposes; how they relate to humans; and their roles in mythology, literature, and popular entertainment. The accessible if slight texts are supported by color illustrations, movie stills, and sidebars supplementing the information covered on each double-page spread. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these It's Amazing! titles: Monsters and Fairies.] (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.