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
Ragamuffin and his delicious nail soup
How can Ragamuffin make a delicious soup with only a rusty old nail? -- back cover.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781906345914
- Collation
- 29 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 PET
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
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780711206977
- Collation
- 28 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0590569309
- Collation
- 115 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781550374612
- Collation
- 24 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- Call Number
- 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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780689711077
- Collation
- 53 pages: illustration ; 23 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 BRY
The five Chinese brothers
The classic picture book about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability, has been in print for almost 80 years. "An original nonsense tale told with...spirit and gusto."…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780698113572
- Collation
- 44 pages : illustartion ; 17 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 BIS
Indonesian tales of treasures and brides
Indonesian Tales of Treasures and Brides offers an inspiring folktale about a poor man wooing a princess, a young man tricking a goddess, and two stepsisters, one spoiled, one diligent. Kuniko S…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780893469511
- Collation
- 29 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
- Series Title
- Asian Folkates Retold
- Call Number
- 398 SUG
Jack foretells the future
Jack tries to help a grumpy farmer and is mistaken as someone who can tell the future. Can mischievous Jack use this mistake to trick the farmer into giving up all his gold?-- back cover.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781906345877
- Collation
- 28 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 398 PET
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