Jane Yolen
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
2004, c1997
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents four rhyming stories: Jane Yolen's "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?", Denise Fleming's "In the Small, Small Pond," Lloyd Moss's "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin," and Sheila Hamanka's "All the Colors of the Earth."
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A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISSUE 36: January 2019
Mike Resnick, EditorTaylor Morris, CopyeditorShahid Mahmud, Publisher
Stories by: Elly Bangs, Austin DeMarco, Robert Silverberg, Dan Koboldt, Edward M. Lerner, Jane Yolen, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Thomas K. Carpenter, Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg, Todd McCaffrey, Joy Kennedy-O'Neill. Christopher Blake, Joe Haldeman
Serialization: Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Charles Sheffield
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144) Corvidae
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A flock of shiny stories! Associated with life and death, disease and luck, corvids have long, captured mankind's attention, showing up in mythology, as the companions or manifestations of deities, and starring in stories from Aesop to Poe and beyond.
In Corvidae birds are, born of blood and pain, trickster ravens live up to their names, magpies take human form, blue jays battle evil forces, and choughs become prisoners of war. These stories will...
145) Equus
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There's always something magical about horses, isn't there? Whether winged or at home in the water, mechanical or mythological, the equines that gallop through these pages span the fantasy spectrum. In one story a woman knits her way up to the stars and in another Loki's descendant grapples with bizarre transformations while fighting for their life. A woman races on a unique horse to save herself from servitude, while a man rides a chariot through...
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We come from dust, and to dust we return…Earth is steady. Solid. Reliable. It is the source of life and the thing which sustains it. But it's not always serene and peaceful. It takes a lot to stir the earth but when it does, things get dramatic. Quakes swallow cities. Oceans rise. Mountains crumble. Earth is not weak, and it knows no pity.Learn the strength of Earth and its creations in these eighteen stories, including: rusting dragons; mysterious...
147) Scarecrow
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Hay-men, mommets, tattie bogles, kakashi, tao-tao-whether formed of straw or other materials, the tradition of scarecrows is pervasive in farming cultures around the world. The scarecrow serves as decoy, proxy, and effigy-human but not human. We create them in our image and ask them to protect our crops and by extension our very survival, but we refrain from giving them the things a creation might crave-souls, brains, free-will, love. In Scarecrow,...
148) Seasons Between Us
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What is a life well-lived? What decisions will you make to have a meaningful life? What kind of stories will you leave behind? Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, and Foreword Reviews (starred review). Travel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories, identities, and moments of stepping through the portal of change, as they cope with their own journeys...
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A mutant baby goes on a rampage through Central Park. An immigrant reveals secrets in the folds of a perfect gift. Lucky Cats extend their virtual paws to salute a generous revolution. The Internet invades a third-world village.
The premier speculative-fiction magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction continues to discover and showcase many of the most inventive authors writing in any genre. Now drawing even more deeply upon F&SF's impressive history, this...
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What would it be like if the moon was your friend? Find out as you walk alongside a little boy who journeys through life to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. Then blast off with your little one as you zoom to the moon together! The story begins when a little boy, who is flying his kite, notices a sad Moon. He sends up kites to her, writing notes promising he will come to see her someday. This promise propels him through years of studying,...
152) A Kite For Moon
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What would it be like if the moon was your friend? Find out as you walk alongside a little boy who journeys through life to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. Then blast off with your little one as you zoom to the moon together! The story begins when a little boy, who is flying his kite, notices a sad Moon. He sends up kites to her, writing notes promising he will come to see her someday. This promise propels him through years of studying,...
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Eek, you reek, You make a funk. Where you have been Things stink, stank, stunk. You've left a path, A swath of smell, And-yuk! You did it very well. Children of all ages will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
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Eek, you reek, You make a funk. Where you have been Things stink, stank, stunk. You've left a path, A swath of smell, And-yuk! You did it very well. Children of all ages will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
