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La Llorona
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Q. L. Pearce |
An exploration of the legend of La Llorana, the Crying Woman, found in the American Southwest and Latin America. |
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Story From The Billabong
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James Vance Marshall |
Ten ancient legends of the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's Aboriginal tribes, are retold here. You will discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creature… |
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The story of Blue Elk
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Gerald Hausman |
In this traditional tale, a great magic elk helps a mute Native American boy find his voice. |
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Remaking the earth
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Paul Goble |
In this Algonquin "Earth Diver" creation myth, woven from the ideas of several traditional tales, the water birds and animals left behind when the old world was flooded dive for mud so that the Creat… |
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The legend of Mackinac Island
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Kathy-jo Wargin |
Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special place known as Mackinac Island. |
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The Faber book of Greek legends
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Kathleen Lines |
An illustrated collection of twenty-five Greek myths and legends including "Pygmalion," "Echo and Narcissus," "Odysseus and Circe." and "The Wanderings of Aeneas." |
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Writing and staging plays based on myths and legends
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Charlotte Guillain |
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Shingebiss
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Nancy Van Laan |
Shingebiss the duck bravely challenges the Winter Maker and manages to find enough food to survive a long, harsh winter. |
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Beowulf
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Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman,Michael Foreman |
Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saved the land of the Danes from… |
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The white stag
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Kate Seredy |
For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly westward, obeying the voices of their pagan gods, which compelled them to follow the elusive white stag to their promised homelan… |
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Pecos Bill
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Stephen Krensky,Paul Tong |
Folks might think Pecos Bill was nothing but trouble. After all, he was raised by coyotes in the Wild West. And he made friends with a gang of outlaws. But Bill had a heart of gold. All he wanted was… |
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The dragon new year
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Dave Bouchard |
Frightened into sleeplessness by the noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, a young girl takes comfort in her grandmother's soothing story of a dragon, a mother's sorrow, and Buddha. |
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