Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's Second Breakfast, set deep in the Wieliczka salt mines, The Turnip-Counter from Karkonosze and The Copper Coin of Wineta, alongside stories from, Poznan and the Polish lakes. Paul Hess's stylish illustrations make this a collection to delight children everywhere.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-11 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2011 by Frances Lincoln Ebooks .

Illustrator: Paul Hess studied graphic deisgn before going on to work as an art director in various design studios. Paul began illustrating full-time in 1991 and has illustrated several children's books. Richard Monte is a children's book reviewer who has contributed articles on Poland to BBC History Magazine and History Today. He is married to a Polish wife. This is his first book for Frances Lincoln. Whereabouts: St Albans, Hertfordshire Paul Hess's books include Josephine Poole's Jack and the Beanstalk, Alan MacDonald's Pig in a Wig and Malachy Doyle's The Great Castle of Marshmangle (Andersen Press). He collaborated with Eric Maddern on the critically-acclaimed The King with Horse's Ears, Death in a Nut and Cow on the Roof, published in 2006.