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The rooster crows: a book of American rhymes and jingles (Their This is America books)
By Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller Petersham. 1945
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A collection of rhymes and jingles known to successive generations of children and chanted in their play, such as rope-skipping rhymes. Grades K-3. 1945.
Science of the magical: from the Holy Grail to love potions to superpowers
By Matt Kaplan. 2015
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A science reporter for The Economist looks for the germ of truth behind myths. From Bible stories of the Flood…
and from Norse mythology to modern superhero comic books, Kaplan takes popular magical beliefs and shows how they might be grounded in scientific facts. 2015Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite: the science of monsters
By Matt Kaplan. 2012
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Science journalist examines ancient and modern myths of monsters, from the Nemean Lion of ancient Greece to King Kong and…
the Terminator. Uses archaeology and other disciplines to theorize on the sources of these tales and the reasons they fascinate us. Young adult appeal. Some violence. 2012Struwwelpeter
By Heinrich Hoffmann. 1999
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This sadistic classic includes Sarita Vendetta's macabre illustrations to Heinrich Hoffmann's verse, and the entire original edition in color.