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Book of the Hopi

By Frank Waters. 1977

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

Thirty Hopi elders cooperated with the author to describe the Hopis' world view. They shared their legends and rituals and…

the beliefs underlying them. The result is a philosophy much different from those of European cultures

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

By Terri Cohlene. 1990

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples
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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

The Lakota way: stories and lessons for living

By Joseph M. Marshall, Joseph Marshall. 2001

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesGeneral non-fiction, Health and medicine, Spirituality, Philosophy
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Twelve traditional tales and allegories told by Lakota elders to impart tribal wisdom on ethics and character. Each story illustrates…

a virtue such as humility, respect, sacrifice, and honesty. In "The Story of the Thunders" a jealous first wife tells how foolishness can lead to wisdom. 2001

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

By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003

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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

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
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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

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
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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

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

By Gretchen Mayo, Gretchen Will Mayo. 1989

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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

Wigwam evenings: Sioux folk tales retold

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

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples, General non-fiction
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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 Soul of the Indian (Native American)

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

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesBiography, Philosophy, Indigenous peoples history, Indigenous peoples, Social issues
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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

On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears

By Stephen T. Asma. 2009

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesSocial issues, Philosophy, Paranormal
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Philosophy professor probes Western perceptions, phobias, and self-preservation instincts to examine the cultural and conceptual history of monsters. Describes strange…

animal encounters and manifestations in ancient and medieval times, and expounds on the biblical and scientific explanations of these creatures. Includes observations of humankind's psychological demons. 2009

The legend of the old man of the mountain

By Denise Ortakales. 2004

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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

The star maiden: an Ojibway tale

By Barbara Juster Esbensen. 1988

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
This version of an Ojibway tale is based on records made by a chief in 1850. One night, a wandering star tried to settle with the Ojibway. For grades K-3

Cradle Book

By Craig Morgan Teicher. 2010

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General fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy talesPhilosophy
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Timeless yet timely and hopeful with a dark underbelly, these fables revive a tradition running from Aesop to W.S. Merwin.…

With a poet's mastery, Craig Morgan Teicher creates strange worlds populated by animals fated for disaster and the people who interact with them, or simply act like them, including a very sad boy who wishes he had been raised by wolves. There are also a handful of badly behaving gods, a talking tree, and a shape-shifting room.Craig Morgan Teicher is poetry editor of Publishers Weekly and a vice president on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Michigan Legends: Folktales and Lore from the Great Lakes State

By Sheryl James. 2013

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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fictionUnited States history, Indigenous peoples
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Over the course of its history, the state of Michigan has produced its share of folktales and lore. Many are…

familiar with the Ojibwa legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes, and most have heard a yarn or two told of Michigan's herculean lumberjack, Paul Bunyan. But what about Detroit's Nain Rouge, the red-eyed imp they say bedeviled the city's earliest residents? Or Le Griffon, the Great Lakes' original ghost ship that some believe haunts the waters to this day? Or the Bloodstoppers, Upper Peninsula folk who've been known to halt a wound's bleeding with a simple touch thanks to their magic healing powers? In Michigan Legends, Sheryl James collects these and more stories of the legendary people, events, and places from Michigan's real and imaginary past. Set in a range of historical time periods and locales as well as featuring a collage of ethnic traditions--including Native American, French, English, African American, and Finnish--these tales are a vivid sample of the state's rich cultural heritage. This book will appeal to all Michiganders and anyone else interested in good folktales, myths, legends, or lore.

The Tao and Mother Goose

By Robert Carter. 1988

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesParanormal, Philosophy
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Art instrutor Rober Carter's illustrated book is both enjoyable and informative, written in an engaging style. Rhymes of Mother Goose…

he suggests, frequently are spiritual parables. He compares many of the famous aphorisms from Lao Tsu's Tao The Ching, noting simitarities of viewpoints. Carter feels that teaching of the Chinese philosopher and even Mother Goose nursery rhymes are addresses to some deeper level within each one of us. Consequently, a simple word, phrase, or idea in this meditative picture book might spark something deep within the reader.

The Tao and Mother Goose

By Robert Carter. 1988

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesParanormal, Philosophy
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Compare nursery rhymes with Chinese aphorisms. Illustrated.

American Indian Trickster Tales

By Richard Erdoes. 1998

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesIndigenous peoples
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Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real…

spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as the perfect companion to their previous masterwork, American Indian Myths and Legends. American Indian Trickster Tales includes more than one hundred stories from sixty tribes? many recorded from living storytellers?which are illustrated with lively and evocative drawings. These entertaining tales can be read aloud and enjoyed by readers of any age, and will entrance folklorists, anthropologists, lovers of Native American literature, and fans of both Joseph Campbell and the Brothers Grimm. .

Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty

By Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesPhilosophy
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With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…

message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.

Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty

By Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014

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Folklore, fables and fairy talesPhilosophy
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With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…

message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.

Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty

By Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Folklore, fables and fairy talesPhilosophy
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…

message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.

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