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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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Two of these pieces are original while the other five are derived, rather than translated, from oral and written folk…
tales and legends well-known in the Arabic speaking world. Grades 2-4. c1983.
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Animal stories, Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.
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Animal stories, Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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Ten folktales from Scandinavia and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors", a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In…
"Grandfather Bear", a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. Grades 4-7. 2003.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fictionCanadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Literature
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During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.
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Canadian fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fictionCanadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Literature
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These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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The five Iroquois nations began warring with each other after generations of peace. Hiawatha was brave enough to defy the…
evil chief Atotarho, and working with Tekanawita, he brought about the Great Peace and established the Iroquois Confederacy. The People of the Longhouse trace their confederacy back more than 1,500 years, and Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were inspired by it when they developed a democratic government for the United States. Grades 5-8. 2004.
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Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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" Pierre Landry nous guide d'un pas alerte sur cette voie royale connue sous le nom de Chemin du Roy,…
de Beaumont à Notre-Dame-du-Portage, tous les sens en éveil pour y débusquer farfadets, loups-garous, feux-follets et autres démons qui ont marqué l'imaginaire de la population de la Côte-du-Sud et parmi lesquels les troupes de Wolfe sont assurément les plus inquiétantes. Les textes colligés par Pierre Landry nous font réaliser à quel point l'histoire de la Côte-du-Sud est empreinte de vives douleurs comme d'une noble résilience. En témoigne cet épisode dramatique entre tous qui a vu ces Irlandais exsangues venir déverser leurs derniers espoirs dans les mouroirs de Grosse-Île... " -- 4e de couv.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Serious and literary fictionCanadian non-fiction
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Recueil de 200 légendes acadiennes ayant pour sujets les loups-garous, la sorcellerie, les fantômes, les lutins, le diable, la mort, etc. 1981.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Consists of a number of short items about unusual events and persons with a Canadian background. Junior High. 1979.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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A collection of songs, ghost stories, folk tales, and folk cures assembled from the work of Dr. Helen Creighton. Creighton…
spent much of her life devoted to the collection of folk tales in the Maritimes. Her notes accompany the stories to explain how the tales were told to her. 1993.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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Through the ages, the dragon has been an important symbol for the Chinese. This book traces the history of the…
dragon, and provides a good introduction to the richness of Chinese culture. Grades 4-7.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction, General non-fiction
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Retellings of the Pacific Northwest Indian tales about princesses that evoke comparisons with Old World princesses. Grades 5-8. 1980.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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Lir is a great king of Ireland and the joy of his life is his four children. But the family…
suffers a terrible tragedy when the children fall under an evil spell. Based on the Irish legend "Children of Lir". Grades K-3. 1989.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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The authors relate tales of fairies, miracles, ghosts, and superstitions from Newfoundland folklore. Some stories have been told in their own family for over 150 years. 1991.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Movie and television tie-insCanadian non-fiction
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A beautiful little mermaid longs to become human so a prince may return the love she feels for him. An…
adaptation of the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Grades 2-4. c1983.
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Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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This Micmac Indian legend tells the story of how summer came to wintry Canada. Grades K-3. c1969.
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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King Boyan has a secret that only the barbers who cut his hair know. But they aren't telling because the…
king won't let them leave the palace. Then one day a young apprentice Igor bravely accepts the challenge to cut the king's hair. He quickly wins the king's confidence and is allowed to return home. Igor is careful not to betray his new friend, but secrets have a way of getting out! Grades K-3. 2008.Available copies:
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Folklore, fables and fairy talesCanadian non-fiction
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When a drought spreads through the land of the short grass, the animals set out across the great plain to…
find food. Their only hope for survival is a tree with a variety of colourful fruit. The problem is its branches are too high. To reach them, the wise old turtle says, one must know the name of the tree, something only King Lion is privy to. In this retold story, the hero is not the most cunning or the strongest but the one that tries the hardest. Grades K-3 and older readers. c1989.Available copies:
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