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The bear says north: tales from northern lands
By Bob Barton. 2003
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.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
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.Peace walker: the legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita
By C. J Taylor. 2004
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.Colombo's book of marvels
By John Robert Colombo. 1979
A time of golden dragons
By Song Nan Zhang, Hao Yu Zhang. 2000
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.The trouble with princesses
By Christie Harris, Douglas Tait. 1980