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Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
By Basil Johnston. 1981
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.The story of King Arthur and his knights: retold from the Howard Pyle original (Classic starts)
By Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen, Tania Zamorsky. 2006
A child's garden of verses
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 2011
Classic western stories: the most beloved stories
By Cooper Edens. 2009
Western adventures of explorers, cowboys, and Indians are commemorated in poems, songs, and stories. Includes folk legends of Pecos Bill…
and Paul Bunyan, and real-life exploits of Lewis and Clark and Daniel Boone. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009Canterbury tales
By Barbara Cohen, Trina Schart Hyman. 1988
Four of Geoffrey Chaucer's tales retold in modern English. The nun's priest recounts the barnyard adventures of prideful rooster Chauntecleer,…
the pardoner teaches a lesson about greed, the wife of Bath relates a baffled knight's dilemma, and the franklin celebrates courtly love. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1988The three bears & 15 other stories (A trophy Bk.)
By Anne F Rockwell. 1984
Sixteen famous tales retold in the spirit of the originals. In "The Lion and the Mouse" a small creature rescues…
a strong one. In "The Gingerbread Man" a clever fox has a tasty treat. In "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" a troll has an unfortunate encounter. For grades 2-4. 1975Favorite fairy tales told around the world
By S. D. Schindler, Virginia Haviland. 1985
The stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation From The Danish
By H. C Andersen. 2003
Modern English translation of twenty-two familiar and unfamiliar tales by Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). "The Little Mermaid" is…
told with its original dark ending. Contains notes on the stories and an essay introducing Andersen and his times. 2003About wise men and simpletons: twelve tales from Grimm
By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Elizabeth Shub. 1971
Twelve of the Brothers Grimm's best-loved folktales. Includes "About a Fisherman and His Wife," "The Elves and the Shoemaker," "Brier…
Rose," "The Golden Goose," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Hansel and Gretel," and "The Bremen Town Musicians." In "The Wolf and the Seven Kids," a mother goat outwits a wolf. For grades 4-7. 1971The book of imaginary beings
By Jorge Luis Borges, Peter Sís, Andrew Hurley. 2005
A compendium of descriptions for 116 fantastical creatures that cites their origins from world mythology and literature. Describes the familiar…
elves, gnomes, and unicorns and the lesser-known Lamia, T'ao-T'ieh, and Ouroboros. A 2005 translation of Borges's Spanish version. 1967