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3) Cinderella
Publisher
Oryx Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents versions of the Cinderella story which represent many cultures, geographical areas, and styles. Includes information about the tales, related activities, and resources.
Series
Publisher
Oryx Press
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
xi, 179 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents several versions of "Beauty and the Beast" and "Cupid and Psyche," and provides several tales that reverse traditional gender roles. Includes commentary on each tale, activities, bibliographies, and a list of sources.
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Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 2
Language
English
Description
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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Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 3
Language
English
Description
The fantastic Legend team of Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen have another beautiful book to add to the Sleeping Bear and Mackinac Island stories. A Grandmother's love for her grandchildren is magically portrayed in 'The Legend of the Loon'. A perfect addition to your collection, this book remains true to the heartwarming qualities you've come to expect from these legendary storytellers.
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Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 4
Language
English
Description
The Legend of the Lady's Slipper is a suspenseful tale of a young maiden's run through the forest in an attempt to save the people of her village. Dashing through the forest, with starlight at her heels,' Running Flower is a testament of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice. You will remember her story whenever you see delicate pink and white lady's slippers carpeting the ground of a northern forest. Add The Legend of the Lady's Slipper to your collection...
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Lexile measure
AD 920L
Language
English
Description
While nearly everyone has a memory of their own favorite tattered teddy bear, the details of the day President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear have been lost to time. Now, nearly 100 years later, the legend that has grown around that fateful encounter will captivate you in this delightful tale.Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen brings his magical touch to another great American legend with illustratons for the origins of America's favorite...
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Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 5
Language
English
Description
The young maiden Leelinau is forbidden from going into the Spirit Wood. But Leelinau so enjoys her time spent there with the Pukwudjinees (the tiny fairies of the forest) that she risks playing with them time and time again. The legend explores the resistance many of us harbor of entering adulthood. 'Leelinau was so happy to be in the Spirit Wood once again that she began to dance all around. Then she sat down amidst a mess of large tree roots that...
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Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 6
Language
English
Description
The sixth tale in our Legend series, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone focuses on the naming of this unique fossil, found only on the shores of Lake Michigan. From the ancient, warm sea that covered most of the state, through Native American history and the history of the town named after a great chief, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone is a welcome addition to the fables so richly told and illustrated by this much-loved and honored children's book...
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Language
English
Description
Long, long ago, the ancient people of the forest gathered around warm fires and told the tale of a time long past, when the land known as 'Michigane' was covered with ice and snow. For thousands of years the cruel North Wind ruled the land North of Up North, chasing away the gentle, benevolent winds from the East, West and South. Winter stayed the whole year round, so nothing could live in Michigane. Not until an old warrior and a young boy traveled...
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Language
English
Description
According to African Mythology, a lonely Creator made the first human being as separate parts, such as eyes to share the beauty of the garden, a nose to smell the flowers, and legs to skip and run. Finally, a stomach was fashioned. All of the parts enjoyed their functions, except for the stomach, which didn't know what to do. Bored and jealous, the growling, grumbling stomach caused problems for all the others. The angry Creator decided to put all...
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Series
Publisher
Heian
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
29 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three Indonesian folktales, in which a small deer tricks an alligator, a rooster helps his master find his true home, and a baby water buffalo goes into battle to save the people of Sumatra.
Author
Series
Publisher
Heian
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
29 p. : coll. ill., map : 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three Indonesian folktales, one of a man who happily marries a goddess but cannot keep a promise he made her, one of a man who gives all he has to win the hand of a princess, and one of two stepsisters whose different natures bring each her proper reward.
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Language
English
Description
At the southernmost tip of New Jersey lie the resort town of Cape May and its sparkling sandy beaches, sheltering the Delaware Bay. Formed by melting glaciers thousands of years past, the Delaware River flows from its headwaters to spill into the Delaware Bay. And for thousands of years, fragments of quartz rock have ridden the river, plucked from the mountains lining its banks. Polished and buffed as they tumble along, these rock particles dazzle...
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Language
English
Description
The great Gitchee Manitou has sent Nanabush the Giant Hare to the new north country to give the first animals their names and special markings. But trickster that he is, Nanabush prefers to play silly games. When Ahmik the Giant Beaver lures Nanabush into a chase across the newly formed land and water, their game etches out a beautiful wonderland of islands and ponds and lakes. Readers young and old will enjoy the legend behind the creation of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
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Language
English
Description
Voyageur is the French word for 'traveler,' but in the Great Lakes region during the seventeenth century it described those men who made their living trading furs and goods along water routes. Traveling by canoe, these voyageurs helped to establish north woods trading posts and settlements, opening up the West to future exploration. Young Jacques's father is such a voyageur. He works long hours in bitterly cold weather, absent from home for weeks...
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Language
English
Description
Bouki mistakes an old man for a fortune teller, and gets fooled in this favorite folktale from Haiti. Folktales from Around the World transports young readers to worlds where everything is alive and anything can happen! Gathered from across the globe, these stories are traditional tales that have stood the test of time. With original artwork and lively text, these faithful retellings will fascinate young readers while teaching them what we have in...
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