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Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c 1968
Language
English
Description
The Arabian Nights Andrew Lang - One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries across the Middle East and South Asia. These collections of tales trace their roots back to ancient Arabia and Yemen, ancient Indian literature and Persian literature, ancient Egyptian literature and Mesopotamian mythology, ancient Syria and Asia Minor, and medieval...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An African folktale in which the son of the chief must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.
Series
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions and varying cultures. Despite the diversity and the lack of early written records, the continent possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends that have been passed down through the strong custom of storytelling and which often share similar elements, characters and ideas between peoples. So this collection offers a hefty selection of legends and tales - stories of the gods, creation...
5) Literary Folklore of the Hispanic Southwest : Gathered and interpreted by Aurora Lucero-White Lea
Author
Publisher
The Naylor Company
Pub. Date
1953
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Avenel Books : distributed by Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Gnomes, fairies, and elves of every imaginable size, shape, and color spring to life in this marvelously illustrated guide to the fairy realm. Just one glance at the extensive table of contents reveals the scope and variety of fairy folklore explored here -- from Persian and Arabian romance to the mythology of Scandinavia, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Everything from Kelpies and Korrigans to Brownies, Bugaboos, and more is included....
Publisher
Quality Paperback Book Club
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of popular North American stories that have become part of the folklore of the North America. This book's contents range from Native American love stories to Davy Crockett's account of killing a bear with a knife, from Brer Rabbit's mischief to Johnny Appleseed's good deeds, from hilarious yarns about mosquitoes to eerie encounters with the devil.
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This enchanting book delves into the history of folktales, or stories made up by peoples around the world to teach important values to their children. Traditional folktales from a variety of Native American communities and distant countries such as India and Botswana are all presented to show the commonalities shared by such diverse cultures in their classic stories. Artwork and paintings illustrate the tales, while textboxes explain important terms...
Publisher
W W Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Overview: Husain Haddawy's rapturously received translation of The Arabian Nights is based on a landmark reconstruction of the earliest extant manuscript version. These stories (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories), told by the Princess Shahrazad under the threat of death if she ceases to amuse, first reached the West around 1700. They fired in the European imagination an appetite for the mysterious and exotic which...
12) The magic apple
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In their travels, three sisters find a magic spyglass, a magic horse, and a magic apple, which they use to help save a sick prince.
17) Celtic tales: fairy tales and stories of enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Perilous quests, true love, and animals that talk: The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore.
• This Celtic mythology book features 16 stores that were translated and transcribed by folklorists in the late 19th and 20th centuries that focus on themes such as Tricksters, The Sea, Quests, and Romance and mythological creatures.
• These timeless tales brim with wit...
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