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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.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.Where Bigfoot walks: crossing the dark divide
By Robert Michael Pyle. 2018
A nature writer searches for evidence of Bigfoot, the humanoid creature said to roam the remote forests. He spends time…
in the Dark Divide region near Mount St. Helens, interviewing other Bigfoot hunters. Includes a chapter written in 2017 about new developments in the search. Some strong language. 1995Mocha Dick: the legend and fury
By Brian Heinz, Randall Enos. 2014
The original great white whale, first spied off the coast of Chile in 1810, becomes a prime target for whalers…
as he thrashes about the Pacific and achieves legendary status. For grades 2-4. 2014The Celtic twilight: faerie and folklore (Celtic, Irish)
By W. B. Yeats. 2004
Consists of stories recounted to the poet by his friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. All of the stories focus on the…
mythic and magical roots of Irish folklore, venturing into the world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. Includes commentary based on Yeats's own experiences. 1902The hero: a study in tradition, myth, and drama
By Lord Raglan, Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan, Raglan. 2003
Analysis of mythology, folklore, and drama to derive a set of twenty-two motifs that characterize the qualities and actions of…
heroic figures in traditional and literary narrative. Disputes the historical actuality often claimed for many traditional heroes, including Robin Hood, King Arthur, and the warriors at Troy. 1936Beowulf: a translation and commentary, together with Sellic spell
By J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien. 2014
Early prose translation (1926) from the Old English by the esteemed Oxford classicist and author of The Lord of the…
Rings (DB 47486, 47487, 47488) trilogy. This volume, edited by Tolkien's son Christopher, also contains extensive commentary on the text and its world, and a short tale by the author. Some violence. 1926The Foxfire 45th anniversary book: singin', praisin', raisin' (Foxfire Series)
By Inc. Foxfire Fund, Inc. Foxfire Fund. 2011
Compilation of folklore, oral histories, and songs of Appalachian mountain culture from northeastern Georgia, published to mark the forty-fifth anniversary…
of the Foxfire magazine project. Includes tales of ghosts, crime, and murders as well as bluegrass music and arts and crafts instruction. 2011The Golden Fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles (Looking Glass library)
By Padraic Colum, Willy Pogany. 2010
Recounts the adventures in ancient Greece of Jason and his brave Argonauts, who sought the famous Golden Fleece. Includes mythical…
tales of Orpheus, Atalanta, Theseus, and Pandora and her secret box. Introduction by Rick Riordan. Originally published in 1921. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Newbery Honor. 2010West Texas tales (American Chronicles Ser.)
By Mike Cox. 2011
Texas myths and legends: stories of the frontier
By John C. Ferguson. 2003
Blackfeet tales of Glacier National Park
By James Willard Schultz. 2002
In 1876 native New Yorker Schultz went to Montana for the summer to hunt buffalo. The 17-year old Schultz landed…
a job at the Fort Conrad Trading Post, which did not suit him. Soon, he was living outside the fort's wall with the Blackfeet. Speaking their language and using sign language, he absorbed hundreds of stories about the tribe, its history, and oral traditionTreasure of the Sangre de Cristos: tales and traditions of the Spanish Southwest
By Arthur L. Campa. 1994
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 SpainThis storied river: legends & lore of the upper Mississippi
By Dennis McCann. 2017
Ozark tales and superstitions
By Phillip W. Steele, Donna Chapman, Erwin Doege. 1983
New England's strange sea sagas
By Robert Ellis Cahill, Robert Cahill, Robert E. Cahill. 1984
Brief tales of the hearty seamen and the ships they sailed off the treacherous New England coastline are gathered in…
this lively chronicle of heroics, mishaps, tragedies, and high seas adventureGloucester's sea serpent
By Wayne Soini. 2010
A Gloucester native and local historian investigates one of his hometown's most intriguing mysteries: did a Loch Ness-like sea monster…
really stop by its harbor in 1817? For high school and adult readersCursed in New England: stories of damned Yankees (Cursed Ser.)
By Joseph A. Citro, Jeff White. 2004
Seventeen stories of real life New England curses and blasphemous condemnations intended to bring failure, injury, or even total destruction…
to their unlucky recipients, are vividly told in this collection of spirited talesKentucky folktales: revealing stories, truths, and outright lies
By Mary Hamilton. 2012
A collection of 26 stories, including folktales, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories. Professional storyteller Mary Hamilton ends each story…
with information on where she heard the story, where it takes place, and how the story has evolved over time. Winner of a 2013 Storytelling World award for storytelling collections and a 2013 Ann Izard Storyteller's Choice Award. 2012The Wolfpen notebooks: a record of Appalachian life
By James Still. 1991
For fifty years, the author lived near Wolfpen Creek in Knott County, KY where he filled 21 notebooks with the…
everyday customs and happenings of the region. This compilation includes poems, sayings, a glossary of Appalachian expressions, and an interview with the author conducted by Laura Lee. 1991