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We all know that Hollywood has a
way of making wonderful movies for families to enjoy. They also have a
way of making our beloved unicorn into a reaccuring role. Here are a
few movies that consist of unicorns. I am also featuring books
because most good movies first come from awesome books.
Books
- Beagle, Peter S. The
Last Unicorn. Roc Trade, 1990. 212 p. (0451450523) Int,
YA A classic fantasy about a unicorn that sets out to find the rest of
her lost “people.”
- Bestiary:
An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts. Simon &
Schuster, 1998. 40 p. (0689812469) Pri, Int, YA Twenty-six wonderful
illustrations of imaginary beasts, each with a brief description.
Includes the phoenix, manticore, kraken and Griffon. Have children use
this as a guide or inspiration for drawing their own imaginary
creatures.
- Cherry, Lynne. The
Dragon and the Unicorn. Harcourt, 1998. 36 p.
(0152018883) Pre, Pri The daughter of medieval King Valerio is visited
by a unicorn and dragon who plead to have the forests of the realm
preserved.
- Coville, Bruce. A
Glory of Unicorns. Econo-Clad, 2000. 198 p. (0613253426)
Int, YA Thirteen short stories, by such authors as Nancy Varian
Berberick, Gregory Maguire and Margaret Bechard, about unicorns in both
mythical and contemporary settings.
- Coville, Bruce. Into
the Land of the Unicorns. (Unicorn Chronicles, Book 1)
Scholastic, 1999. 159 p. (0439108381) Int Having jumped into the
fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in search of
Queen Arabella Skydancer.
- Gibbons, Gail. Behold
the Unicorns! HarperCollins, 2001. 32 p. (0688179584) Pri
Using careful research and spirited illustrations to explain the
origins, mythology and folklore of the unicorns, Gibbons gets right to
the heart of why these marvelous creatures are still so popular today.
- Heidbreder,
Robert. I Wished for a Unicorn. Kids Can
Press, 2001. 32 p. (1550745573) Pre The family dog is transformed into
a unicorn in this rhyming fantasy that makes a good read-aloud.
- McCaughrean,
Geraldine. Unicorns! Unicorns! Holiday
House, 1997. Unp. (0823413195) Pre, Pri As the rains come and the flood
waters rise, Noah and the animals on the ark repeatedly call to the
unicorns to hurry aboard.
- Mitchell, Adrian.
Nobody Rides the Unicorn.
Scholastic, 2000. 32 p. (0439112044) Pre, Pri Having been used by the
King to trick a unicorn into imprisonment, Zoe decides to set him free
again.
- Paley, Joan. One
More River: A Noah’s Ark Counting Song. Little, Brown
& Company, 2002. 32 p. (0316607029) Pre, Pri In this adaptation of
a traditional spiritual, the animals enter Noah’s Ark in increasing
numbers, from one elephant to 10 hens.
- Stanton, Mary. The
Road to Balinor. (Unicorns of Balinor Series) Scholastic,
1999. 138 p. (0439062802) Int First in a fantasy series about a girl,
her unicorn, and her quest to restore peace in Balinor.
Movies
- The Last Unicorn
- Willow
- Legunds
- Unicorns by Christopher Atkins
- Nico The Unicorn
- Unico
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