· Buy a cheap copy of Here There Be Unicorns book by Jane Yolen. A fabulous collection of unicorn stories and poems, with both medieval and modern settings, weaves the author's imaginative perspective into traditional unicorn Free shipping over $/5(4). The prolific Yolen (Old Dame Counterpane, p. , etc.) follows her collection of stories and poems about dragons, There Must be Dragons (), with this similar collection about unicorns. In these 18 original pieces with accompanying autobiographical introductions, Yolen attempts to convey the majesty of this beloved mythical creature. “Yolen has written an amazing melange of stories and poems about witchesHer way with words falls deftly on the ear and will guarantee a chorus of “just one more.””—The Alan Review “Yolen weaves her darkly graceful magic in this companion volume to Here There Be Dragons and Here There Be Unicorns (both Harcourt). In brief statements introducing each short story or poem in the collection, .
Jane Yolen's great creative gifts come to the fore in this enchanting volume, which is a marvelous companion to "Here There Be Unicorns." Both of these collections of stories and poems are superbly illustrated by duotone pencil drawings by David Wilgus. Here There Be Unicorns For all of you who like to believe in unicorns or as Jane Yolen put it "like to pretnd I do" this is a must have book! 2 people found this helpful. Helpful. Report abuse. kaylee wolf. out of 5 stars good artwork. Reviewed in the United States on Aug. The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville, Here There Be Unicorns by Jane Yolen, A Glory of Unicorns anthology compiled by Coville I read a book last summer about murderous, rage unicorns called Rampant by Diana Peterfreund. I have mixed feelings about that one.
Jane Yolen captures the spectacular power, beauty, and quintessential goodness of that mystical creature the unicorn. Readers learn of the fabled healing power of the horn, of the unicorn's ability to cleanse water, how to capture a unicorn--and why the unicorn stirs our imaginations to this day. "Healing Horn" is a gem among short stories, where some young kinds named after Yolen's own children find a magical unicorn's horn. Then "Rhinoceros," the content of which you can guess. Then it is "Li Po and the Unicorn," a Chinese-themed short story about the Chinese unicorn k'i-lin. “Yolen has written an amazing melange of stories and poems about witchesHer way with words falls deftly on the ear and will guarantee a chorus of “just one more.””—The Alan Review “Yolen weaves her darkly graceful magic in this companion volume to Here There Be Dragons and Here There Be Unicorns (both Harcourt). In brief statements introducing each short story or poem in the collection, Yolen comments on the writing process.
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