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Jason and the Argonauts: the first great quest in Greek mythology

By Robert Byrd. 2016

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesTravel and geography, General non-fiction, Adventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio

A recounting of the legend of Greek hero Jason, the gifted Argonauts, and their dangerous quest to retrieve the magical…

Golden Fleece--said to have been sent by the Gods of Olympus. For grades 3-6. 2016

Treasure of the Sangre de Cristos: tales and traditions of the Spanish Southwest

By Arthur L. Campa. 1994

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesUnited States history, Adventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio

This collection of tales and traditions from the Southwest includes stories of lost mines stacked with bars of gold, mule…

loads of silver cached away in outlaw hoards, and fabulous Jesuit treasures buried when that order was expelled from New Spain

Clamshell Boy: a Makah legend (Native American Legends Ser.Native American Legends Series)

By Terri Cohlene. 1990

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples
Human-narrated audio

Retells the legend of Clamshell Boy, who rescues a captured group of children from the dreaded wild woman Basket Woman.…

Includes information on the customs and lifestyles of the Makah Indians. For grades 3-6

American heroes

By Marfe Ferguson Delano, Marfe Delano. 2005

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesBiography, History, Historical biography, United States history
Human-narrated audio

Fifty profiles of heroes drawn from four hundred years of American history: Pocahontas, Frederick Douglass, Queen Lili'uokalani, Helen Keller, Jonas…

Salk, and Roberto Clemente, among others. A list of facts accompanies each entry. Time lines and essays introduce historical eras. For grades 5-8. 2005

The merry adventures of Robin Hood (Sterling Unabridged Classics)

By Howard Pyle, H. Pyle. 2004

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Classic fiction, General fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy talesLiterature, Adventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio

Recounts the legend of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws--including Little John, Friar Tuck, and Allan a Dale--who plunder…

the rich to help the poor. Describes mistakenly poaching the king's deer and Sherwood Forest escapades against their enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1883

Walking the Choctaw road: Stories from the Heart and Memory of the People

By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Multi-cultural fiction, Historical fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionIndigenous peoples
Human-narrated audio

Twelve traditional stories reflecting the history and beliefs of the Choctaw nation spanning almost two centuries of tribal life. "Saltypie"…

is Tingle's own story of his family's close bond with his blind grandmother. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003

The boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Mallory's history of King Arthur and his knights of the round table (Illustrated Classics Ser.)

By Thomas Malory, N. C. Wyeth, Sidney Lanier, N. C. Wyeth. 1952

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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Classic fictionHistorical biography
Human-narrated audio

Contains tales of chivalry, combat, honor, tournaments, the Holy Grail, and the death of King Arthur. Featuring Arthur, Launcelot, Tristram,…

Gareth, Galahad, Percival, and the other legendary members of the Round Table. For grades 5-8. 1880

Turtle Island: tales of the Algonquian nations

By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 1999

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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Indigenous peoples fictionIndigenous peoples, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio

Collection of twenty-seven tales with an introduction to Algonquian Indian culture; describes variations among the group's numerous tribes, which are…

found in the eastern United States and Canada. The title story recounts how a turtle's back became the Earth's foundation after a great flood. For grades 4-7. 1999

The silver treasure: myths and legends of the world (Myths and Legends of the World Ser.)

By Geraldine McCaughrean, Bee Willey. 1997

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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fictionAdventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio

A multicultural anthology retelling twenty-three folktales. Contains stories from Bolivia, Togo, Russia, India, Egypt, Alaska, and other parts of the…

globe. Companion to The Golden Hoard: Myths and Legends of the World (DB 46791). For grades 4-7

The squire's tale (Squire's Tales #1)

By Gerald Morris. 1998

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Fantasy, Adventure stories, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fictionAdventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio

Terence--a young lad who lives with Trevisant, the hermit of the Gentle Wood--meets Gawain of Orkney, who is traveling to…

King Arthur's court to join the Knights of the Round Table. Trevisant foresees Terence's departure as Gawain's squire. Terence then begins an adventure that ultimately reveals his true identity. For grades 5-8

Blue dawn, red earth: new Native American storytellers

By Clifford E. Trafzer. 1996

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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Indigenous peoples fictionAnthologies, Indigenous peoples, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio

Thirty short stories by Native Americans from different tribal groups. Original tales created from personal experiences, like being sent to…

a government boarding school or moving away from the reservation. Other selections are based on traditional themes involving ghosts or people especially attuned to nature

William Tell

By Margaret Early. 1991

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesHistorical biography
Human-narrated audio

A long time ago, the people of three tiny European countries, Schwytz, Uri, and Unterwalden, lost their freedom to Austria.…

Its mean emperor and evil governors, the most dreadful of whom was Gessler, ruled with an iron hand. Early retells the story of how William Tell shot an apple from his son's head, rid the land of Gessler, and led his compatriots to freedom and the founding of a new nation--Switzerland. For grades 2-4

Earthmaker's tales: North American Indian stories about earth happenings

By Gretchen Mayo, Gretchen Will Mayo. 1989

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesGeneral non-fiction, Indigenous peoples
Human-narrated audio
Seventeen tales from Native American folklore that seek to explain the origins of natural phenomena such as floods, volcanoes, storms, snow, winds, and fog. For grades 6-9 and older readers

The hero's journey: the world of Joseph Campbell : Joseph Campbell on his life and work

By Joseph Campbell, Phil Cousineau. 1990

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesReligion, Biography, Historical biography, Literature biography, General non-fiction, Psychology
Human-narrated audio

Campbell's lifelong interest in the similarities between art, religion, mythology, psychology, and literature is explored in this series of interviews.…

Traces his development of a personal revelation of "inner bliss" and the ability to translate the eternal myths into everyday experiences. Outgrowth of the film Hero with a Thousand Faces. 1990

Wigwam evenings: Sioux folk tales retold

By Charles A. Eastman, Charles Alexander Eastman, Elaine Goodale Eastman. 1990

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio

Charles Eastman, who is a mixed-blood Sioux, and his wife, Elaine, have collected these twenty-seven tales that offer a sampling…

of his tribe's values. Narrated by Smoky Day, an old story-teller, and representing generations of Plains society, these folktales suggest "the essence of what it is to be a decent, thoughtful, and respectable human being."

The story of the champions of the Round Table

By Howard Pyle. 1984

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesLiterature, Historical biography, History
Human-narrated audio

The second of a four-volume retelling of the legends of King Arthur and his companions. Here we learn of the…

knighting of Sir Launcelot of the Lake; of Sir Tristram and his love for Lady Belle Isoult; and of how Sir Percival became a knight of the Round Table. Originally published in 1905. Sequel to The Story of King Arthur and his Knights (DB 30327). For junior and senior high and older readers. Some violence. 1984

The Soul of the Indian (Native American)

By Charles A Eastman, Charles Alexander Eastman, Charles Alexander. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesBiography, Philosophy, Indigenous peoples history, Indigenous peoples, Social issues
Human-narrated audio

In The Soul of the Indian, Eastman brings to life the rich spirituality and morality of the Native Americans as…

they existed before contact with missionaries and other whites. This is a rare firsthand expression of native religion, without the filters imposed by translators or anthropologists. Rather than a scientific treatise, Eastman has written a book, "as true as I can make it to my childhood teaching and ancestral ideals, but from the human, not the ethnological standpoint." His discussions of the forms of ceremonial and symbolic worship, the unwritten scriptures, and the spirit world emphasize the universal quality and personal appeal of Native American religion. Adult. Unrated

The story of King Arthur and his knights: retold from the Howard Pyle original (Classic starts)

By Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen, Tania Zamorsky. 2006

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Classic fictionAdventure and exploration, Literature
Human-transcribed braille
"The adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons." -- Provided by publisher

The one-eyed giant (Tales From The Odyssey Ser. #1)

By Mary Pope Osborne. 2002

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Adventure storiesAdventure and exploration
Human-transcribed braille

Long ago in ancient Greece, Odysseus lived happily with his wife, Penelope, until he was called by King Agamemnon to…

wage war against Troy. On the return voyage, Odysseus has many adventures, facing dangers from storms and monsters like Cyclops, the one-eyed giant. For grades 3-6. 2002

The legend of the old man of the mountain

By Denise Ortakales. 2004

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples
Human-narrated audio

Denise Ortakales recounts the legends of Chief Pemigewasset, whose stead fast love and devotion to his wife was honores in…

his profile on the mountainside of Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire know as the Old Man of the Mountain

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