Stories from the Silk Road
The Spirit of the Silk Road is your guide as you journey through this book from Chang-an to Samarkand, following one of the arterial caravan routes of the silk traders. As you travel across treache…
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- 9781841488042
- Collation
- 80 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 398 GIL
The magic crocodile and other folktales from Indonesia
Hundreds of language and cultural groups, each with its own myths and legends, make Indonesia a rich source of stories. Selected to give young readers an understanding of the Indonesian people thro…
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- 9780824816544
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- 148 pages ; illustration ; 23 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 TER
How many spots does a leopard have? and other tales
An illustrated collection of twelve folk tales, ten African and two Jewish
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780590419734
- Collation
- 59 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 398 LES
The sea of gold
A quiet man dearly wanted to join the fishermen on the fishing boats, but they tell him to go back to his hut and dream. How could they know that this simple, honest man would affect the fortunes o…
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- 9781863740807
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 398 LOC
Very short tall tales to read together
Using traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition), this book is perfect for inviting young children to read along with peers or an adult for the first time. Wit…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780316183291
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
- Series Title
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
- Call Number
- 398 HOB
The Bremen-town musicians
No longer wanted by their masters, a dog, a donkey, a cat, and a rooster set out for Bremen to become musicians.
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- 9780590423649
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 398 KEN
The turtle and the island : a folktale from Papua New Guinea
The Turtle and the Island tells the story of how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea. Wishing for a place to rest in the sun, he piles up the sand and rocks until they emerge…
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- 9780711206977
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 398 WIL
American tall tales
Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell “ten white pines with a single swing”; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York’s biggest, bravest fireman; Sally…
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- 0590569309
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- 115 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 398 OSB
The very hungry lion : a folktale
Winner of the Alcuin Citation for Excellence in Book Design "If tasty food has been called toothsome, then by extension, this tale of folk wisdom is handsome, for it is an extremely pleasant boo…
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- 9781550374612
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 398 WOL
Beat the story-drum, pum-pum
Here are five Nigerian folktales, retold in language as rhythmic as the beat of the story-drum, and illustrated with vibrant, evocative woodcuts.
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- 9780689711077
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- 53 pages: illustration ; 23 cm
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- 398 BRY
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