Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Brief encounters Brief encounters Barbara Ker Wilson vi, 140 p. ; 20 cm OL19222060W
The turtle and the island The turtle and the island Barbara Ker Wilson This folktale explains how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea and brings the first man and the first woman to its lush shores. OL20853680W
Fairy tales from Scotland Fairy tales from Scotland Barbara Ker Wilson Thirty-two folk tales from Scotland, including Tam Lin, The Faery and the Kettle, and How Fionn Found his Sword. OL4299088W
Scottish Folk-tales and Legends Scottish Folk-tales and Legends Barbara Ker Wilson Oxford Myths and Legends OL4299116W
The Turtle and the Island The Turtle and the Island Barbara Ker Wilson Retells the legend of how New Guinea was made by the great sea turtle, the mother of all sea turtles. OL4299117W
Wishbones Wishbones Barbara Ker Wilson In this Chinese version of the Cinderella tale, Yeh Hsien uses magic fishbones to dress herself in finery for the Cave Festival, where she loses a slipper in fleeing from her wicked stepmother. OL4299118W