Hare and the hungry elephant
A retelling of a traditional African tale about a hare who sets out to discover who is eating all of the calabashes from his garden only to discover it is a hungry elephant.
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- 9781906345846
- Collation
- 29 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 PET
The lost horse : a Chinese folktale
The Caldecott Medalist’s magnificent illustrations combine paint and paper collage to animate this ancient Chinese story of a wild horse that brings extraordinary reversals of fortune to its trus…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781415536124
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 YOU
Head, body, legs : a story from Liberia
Head is all alone. Body bounces along. Arms swing about. Legs stand around. They can't do much by themselves, so they try to work together. But how? This vibrant, joyous retelling of a tradition…
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- 9780805078909
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 PAY
The Princess and the wizard
The princess may try seven times to escape. By changing her colour and changing her shape.' But, each time Princess Eliza changes - into a blue fish, a yellow chick, a red fox or a black cat - the …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781405090766
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 DON
Ashes for gold : a tale from Mexico
Developed in consultation with folklore specialist Bette Bosma. Each authentic retelling includes nonfiction cultural material about the country of origin.Who would buy a bag of ashes? When Toma…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780329628697
- Collation
- 22 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 398 MAI
The adventures of Spider : West African folk tales
Presents six tales about Spider, including: How Spider Got a Thin Waist; Why Spider Lives in Ceilings; How Spider Got a Bald Head; How Spider Helped a Fisherman; Why Spiders Live in Dark Corners; …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0590621831
- Collation
- 50 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 398 COO
Tall tales
A collection of eight tall tales featuring such legendary heroes as Finn McCoul, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Crockett, and John Darling
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0811424065
- Collation
- 79 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- FolkTales From Around The World
- Call Number
- 398 TAL
Selu and Kana'ti : Cherokee Corn Mother and Lucky Hunter
The children of the Corn Mother and the Lucky Hunter discover the source of the food provided by their parents, precipitating the death of the parents and a new way of life for the children.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781413124248
- Collation
- 31 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 398 RED
The rabbit's tail : a story from Korea
Everyone knows that rabbits have short, fluffy tails. But this wasn't always the case. In this captivating version of a Korean folktale, a tiger tells a rabbit the story of how he narrowly escaped …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780805045802
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 HAN
The treasure a caldecott honor book
Three times a voice comes to Isaac in his dreams and tells him to go to the capital city and look for a treasure under the bridge by the royal palace. Feeling a little foolish perhaps, but determin…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780374479558
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 398 SHU
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