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Author
Publisher
Fulcrum Pub
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Stories come from around the world, but they grow from the very earth upon which they are first told. Michael J. Caduto invites readers to listen while the Earth tells these stories through his lyrical retellings of tales such as "Hare Rescues the Sun" and "The Coming of Fire."
Author
Series
Old Mother West Wind volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen tales that explain why Danny Meadow Mouse has a short tail, the reason Reddy Fox has no friends, and other mysteries about the residents of the Green Meadow.
26) Stone soup
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of a European folktale set in China, three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Princes, princesses, goblins, ghouls, dragons, and more abound in these twenty-two Japanese fairy tales translated and retold for young Western readers. Prepare to encounter action and adventure in this highly regarded collection of classic Japanese tales, in which you'll meet a dragon king, a talking tortoise, a wily badger, princesses, knights, and mischievous monkeys! Japanese Fairy Tales includes: "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach,"...
29) Gingerbread baby
Author
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Title on accompanying disc: The people could fly : an American-African folktale.Narrated by James Earl Jones and Virginia Hamilton. Pea-pod man: Raven the creator -- Finding night: Quat the creator -- Endless sea of mud: Death the creator -- Bursting from the hen's egg: Phan Ku the creator -- Traveling to form the world: Old Man the creator -- First man becomes the devil: Ulgen the creator -- Turtle dives to the bottom of the sea: Earth Starter the...
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
This collection of over 200 folk and fairy tales from all over the world encompasses all cultures. Featuring selections lovingly selected from the personal favorites of folklorists and writer, this major anthology includes stories from West and East Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa.
33) Aesop's fables
Language
English
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
38) Red Riding Hood
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.
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