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Bulfinch's mythology: the age of chivalry and the legend of Charlemagne (Running Press classics)
By Thomas Bulfinch. 1962
A classic retelling of the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and Emperor Charlemagne. Includes…
the section on Knights of English History from the 1884 Hale edition. Companion volume to "Age of fable". Originally published in 1858 and 1862 respectively.China's bravest girl: the legend of Hua Mu Lan (Children's Book Press)
By Charlie Chin, Xing Chu Wang. 1993
Canadian fairy tales
By Eva Martin. 1984
Celtic myths (Myths Of The World Ser.myths)
By Sam McBratney. 1997
Fifteen tales from the British Isles. Includes "The Green Man," a version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In…
"Little Fawn," a woman transformed into a fawn raises a boy on a mountain for several years until his human father takes over. Grades 4-7. 1997.Confessions of an ugly stepsister
By Gregory Maguire. 1999
In this variation on the Cinderella theme, the reclusive beauty Clara is assisted by her "ugly" stepsister. Clara attends the…
ball, where she captivates the prince. Seventeenth-century Holland, replete with master artists and tulip merchant, is the setting for the wicked stepmother's machinations. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.Clementine: A Fantasy Novel
By Sophie Masson. 1999
An enchanting retelling of the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. Lady Aurora, daughter of the Count and Countess of Joli-Bois,…
and Clementine, the local woodcutter's child, have been firm friends for all of their sixteen years. Until, that is, the day they stumble upon a castle they never knew existed. What is the secret behind the legend of the sleeping castle of Joli-Bois? A century later, Lord Arthur, a young amateur scientist, is determined to find out. Grades 3-6. 1999.Cold iron
By Sophie Masson. 1998
Tattercoats, a neglected, beautiful young woman, has been abandoned by her father. One day her grandfather, the rich Baron of…
Fisher Forest, receives an invitation to a birthday ball at Queen Elizabeth's court. Tattercoats desperately wants to go, but her grandfather refuses. It is up to Tattercoat's only friends - the servant girl Malkin and a lame, flute-playing gooseherd named Pug - to find a way. So begins a magical journey, where nothing is as it seems, and danger and delight await them. Grades 4-7. 2005.Celtic myths, Celtic legends
By R J Stewart. 1994
This book gathers together a range of tales from Ireland, Wales, Brittany and England. Each one is representative of the…
Celtic tradition of story-telling and legend, showing both the beauty and savagery within the stories as well as their spirituality and sensuous qualities. The author's text retains the true spirit of Celtic myths and avoids the popular tendency to romanticise them, which can dilute the uncompromising nature of much Celtic tradition. 1994.Can you guess my name?: traditional tales around the world
By Judy Sierra. 2002
Bony-legs
By Joanna Cole. 1983
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror…
and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog. Adaptation of a Russian folktale. Grades K-3. 1983.Birdy and the ghosties
By Jill Paton Walsh. 1989
When a ghost family, invisible to all but young Birdy, demands a ferry ride, they appear to be hideous, frightening…
creatures. A second look shows them to be a handsome, noble family. Grades 2-4. 1989.Between earth and sky: legends of Native American sacred places
By Joseph Bruchac. 1996
Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything…
living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect. Grades 3-6. 1996.Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty & the beast
By Robin McKinley. 1978
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay. Through her love she releases…
him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast. Grades 5-8. 1978. Uniform title: Beauty and the beast.A thousand beginnings and endings: 15 retellings of Asian myths and legends
By Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman. 2018
A treasury of classic fairy tales (Land of stories.)
By Chris Colfer. 2016
This companion book to the Land of Stories series will appeal to new and old fans alike, who will delight…
in favourite classics such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and more. Grades K-3. 2016. Uniform title: Fairy tales.Airy fairy's book of magic 3 in 1 (Airy Fairy. #1-3.)
By Margaret Ryan. 2005
A treasury of North American folktales
By Catherine Peck, Charles Johnson. 1999
More than one hundred tales both ancient and modern originating from northern Canada, many regions of the United States, and…
Mexico. Includes adult and children's stories about traditional heroes like Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Brer Rabbit as well as about ghosts, witches, and lovers. 1999.A treasury of mermaids: mermaid tales from around the world
By Shirley Climo. 1997
Eight folktales from eight different countries about mermaids or mermen. In "The Legend of Aymee and the Mermaid," a young…
woman in Alaska rescues a mermaid whose hair is tangled in a fishing net and is rewarded for her kindness. In "And Then the Merman Laughed" from Iceland, a fisherman is rewarded for helping an injured merman. Grades 4-7. 1997.A hat full of sky (Tiffany Aching adventure. #2)
By Terry Pratchett. 2005
A real witch can ride a broomstick, cast spells and make a proper shamble out of anything. Eleven-year-old Tiffany Aching…
can't. A real witch never casually steps out of her body, leaving it empty. Tiffany does. And there's something just waiting for a handy body to take over. Something ancient and horrible which can't die. Now she's got to fight back and learn to be a real witch quickly, with the help of arch-witch Mistress Weatherwax and the truly amazing Miss Level. Sequel to "The wee free men" (DC30606). Followed by "Wintersmith" (DC40785). For Junior High readers. 2005. (Tiffany Aching advneture ; 2)A folk tale journey through the Maritimes: Through The Maritimes
By Michael Taft, Helen Creighton, Ronald Caplan. 1993
A collection of songs, ghost stories, folk tales, and folk cures assembled from the work of Dr. Helen Creighton. Creighton…
spent much of her life devoted to the collection of folk tales in the Maritimes. Her notes accompany the stories to explain how the tales were told to her. 1993.