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02397aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 F1CB9546C93011E88539171297128E48 003 SILO 005 20181006010511 008 180305t20172017at a 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0648103064 020 $a 9780648103066 035 $a (OCoLC)1027220551 040 $a UUM $b eng $e rda $c UUM $d NZAUC $d OCLCO $d UIB $d SILO 100 1 $a Forsyth, Kate, $d 1966- $e author. 245 10 $a Vasilisa the wise : $b & other tales of brave young women / $c retold by Kate Forsyth ; illustrated by Lorena Carrington. 246 3 $a Vasilisa the wise : $b and other tales of brave young women 264 1 $a [Perth, Western Australia] : $b Serenity Press, $c 2017 300 $a 100 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a Foreword / Kate Forsyth -- Vasilisa the Wise -- Katie Crackernuts -- A bride for me before a bride for you -- The Rainbow Prince -- The singing, springing lark -- The stolen child -- The toy princess. 520 $a "For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt Disney Studios. Once upon a time, these stories of magical transformation were meant for young women as they grew away from childhood and towards adulthood. They were told by their mothers and grandmothers and the wise women of the clan as they spun and wove and stirred their pots and made their potions. The heroines of these old tales set out on a difficult road of trials to discover their true destiny. And, contrary to popular opinion, marrying a prince was not the only goal. These ancient tales of wonder and adventure are about learning to be strong, brave, kind and true-hearted, and trusting in yourself to change the world for the better. These are not your usual passive pricesses waiting forlornly for their prince to come... The brave young women from tales of yore in Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women will transform the way you think about fairy tales"--Back cover. 650 0 $a Fairy tales $v Teen nonfiction. $v Teen nonfiction. 650 0 $a Women $v Teen nonfiction. $v Teen nonfiction. 650 0 $a Feminism $v Teen nonfiction. 650 0 $a Teenage girls in literature $v Teen nonfiction. 700 1 $a Carrington, Lorena, $e illustrator. 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006113848.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F1CB9546C93011E88539171297128E48 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search