“Kayaya and Other Tales” are stories and picture of passion, dynamism, of innovation, of inspiration, of battle against nature, of friendship, of family, of love and of technologies. It teaches how animal communicate, including dogs, otters, birds, snakes. It describes fate of bears, lions, chimpanzees, and birds due to climate change, about melting ice, storm on the mountain, earth quake, and impact of computer as well as Earth bound asteroid. It teaches love of grand children, their health. It describes health of refugees, of house maid, of widowers, and that of a soldier. It depicts succinctly life of children in orphanage, of adopted children, of tribal doctors, of tribal kids. It describes life of a teacher, his teachings, and his motivation. It narrates love of a true friend, dedication during whether emergencies, love of children, love of sick children, love for mother, for grandparents, for teachers. It depicts, through a complicated maze, dedicated carrier paths to become a photographer, painter, guitarist, singer, farming, sport person, pilot, or a doctor. It teaches entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, faith, and adventure of flying and technologies. It also narrates life and transformation of a thief, life of priest, life of a house maid, life of a gardener, life of a convicts, life of a police officer, and life of a poacher.

“Kayaya and Other Tales” are stories and picture of passion, dynamism, of innovation, of inspiration, of battle against nature, of friendship, of family, of love and of technologies. It teaches how animal communicate, including dogs, otters, birds, snakes. It describes fate of bears, lions, chimpanzees, and birds due to climate change, about melting ice, storm on the mountain, earth quake, and impact of computer as well as Earth bound asteroid. It teaches love of grand children, their health. It describes health of refugees, of house maid, of widowers, and that of a soldier. It depicts succinctly life of children in orphanage, of adopted children, of tribal doctors, of tribal kids. It describes life of a teacher, his teachings, and his motivation. It narrates love of a true friend, dedication during whether emergencies, love of children, love of sick children, love for mother, for grandparents, for teachers. It depicts, through a complicated maze, dedicated carrier paths to become a photographer, painter, guitarist, singer, farming, sport person, pilot, or a doctor. It teaches entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, faith, and adventure of flying and technologies. It also narrates life and transformation of a thief, life of priest, life of a house maid, life of a gardener, life of a convicts, life of a police officer, and life of a poacher.

"Let me tell you a secret--if you have a heart song, anything is possible. Even magic " Kaya is looking for her heart song--the song that happy hearts sing. Her search takes her on a journey deep into the jungle where a broken down carousel waits for a very special song to make it turn again.

Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of short medieval Japanese fiction in English, Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and visual culture largely unknown today outside of Japan. These stories, called otogizōshi, or Muromachi tales (named after the Muromachi period, 1337 to 1573), date from approximately the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Often richly illustrated in a painted-scroll format, these vernacular stories frequently express Buddhist beliefs and provide the practical knowledge and moral education required to navigate medieval Japanese society. The otogizōshi represent a major turning point in the history of Japanese literature. They bring together many earlier types of narrative—court tales, military accounts, anecdotes, and stories about the divine origins of shrines and temples––joining book genres with parlor arts and the culture of itinerant storytellers and performers. The works presented here are organized into three thematically overlapping sections titled, “Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds,” “Buddhist Tales,” and “Interspecies Affairs.” Each translation is prefaced by a short introduction, and the book features images from the original scroll paintings, illustrated manuscripts, and printed books.

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Tales of Times Now Past is a translation of 62 outstanding tales freshly selected from Konjaku monogatari shu, a Japanese anthology dating from the early twelfth century. The original work, unique in world literature, contains more than one thousand systematically arranged tales from India, China, and Japan. It is the most important example of a genre of collections of brief tales which, because of their informality and unpretentious style, were neglected by Japanese critics until recent years but which are now acknowledged to be among the most significant prose literature of premodern Japan. “Konjaku” in particular has aroused the enthusiasm of such leading 20th-century writers as Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Tanizaki Jun’ichiro. The stories, with sources in both traditional lore and contemporary gossip, cover an astonishing range—homiletic, sentimental, terrifying, practical-minded, humorous, ribald. Their topics include the life of the Buddha, descriptions of Heaven and Hell, feats of warriors, craftsmen, and musicians, unsuspected vice, virtue, and ingenuity, and the ways and wiles of bandits, ogres, and proverbially greedy provincial governors, to name just a few. Composed perhaps a century after the refined, allusive, aristocratic Tale of Genji, Konjaku represents a masculine outlook and comparatively plebeian social orientation, standing in piquant contrast to the earlier masterpiece. The unknown compiler was interested less in exploring psychological subtleties than in presenting vivid portraits of human foibles and eccentricities. The stories in the present selection have been chosen to provide an idea of the scope and structure of the book as a whole, and also for their appeal to the modern reader. And the translation is based on the premise that the most faithful rendering is also the liveliest.

Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion is now in paperback! Kaya, raised in the undersea, high-tech world of Atlantis, has always been fascinated by the legends about life above the water. Despite the government’s insistence that they’re only stories, she can’t help but dream about the Sun People—and when a group of officials known as Erasers move to bury those legends for good, Kaya sets out to the surface to uncover the truth once and for all. In the world above, where climate change has led to giant tsunamis that threaten Earth’s coasts, all Lewis wants is to spend more time with his scientist father. When he stows away on his dad’s top-secret research trip, he finds himself thrown headfirst into an adventure much bigger than he bargained for. Fast-paced and action-packed, The Accidental Invasion brings readers into a world unlike anything they’ve seen before. Bonus content includes real scientific information about genetic modification, earthquakes, nuclear power, and plate tectonics.