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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.The 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
This storied river: legends & lore of the upper Mississippi
By Dennis McCann. 2017
Stories from the heart: Missouri's African American heritage (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Gladys Caines-Coggswell. 2009
Gladys Coggswell has gathered stories and traditional tales (passed down from grandparents and great-grandparents) about all walks of African American…
life in Missouri, from Hannibal to St. Louis, from the Bootheel west to Kansas CityCursed 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 Bluegrass country (Folklife in the South Ser.)
By R. Gerald Alvey. 1992
Discusses all the ingredients of folklife in Central Kentucky: horse breeding; tobacco and bourbon; gambling and dueling; the code of…
the hunt; architecture; and food and celebrations. From its famous stone fences to the invention of burgoo, the unique culture of Kentucky's Bluegrass region is explored in detail. Foreward by Thomas D. Clark. 1992The 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. 1991Las mil y una noches (Colección Clásicos inolvidables)
By Anonimo. 2007
La joven Schehrazada se casa con el Rey Schahriar, aunque éste manda degollar inmediatamente a sus nuevas esposas para evitar…
que sean infieles. Pero Schehrazada cuenta historias que entretienen al rey, tanto que evita la muerte. Y durante las mil y una noches seguidas ella cuenta estas historias clásicas del folklor árabe, entre las cuales figuran las de Simbad el Marino, Aladino, y Alí BabáRetellings of Greek and Roman myths with explanations of vocabulary and setting. Includes tales such as "Jason and the Golden…
Fleece," "The Riddle of the Sphinx," and "Baucis and Philemon," which is about an elderly couple who were favored by the gods for being hospitable. For grades 3-6. 1989The Aeneid
By Virgil, Robert Fagles. 2006
Epic Latin poem composed by Virgil during the last ten years of his life, 29 to 19 B.C.E. Beginning with…
the legend of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who founded a settlement in Italy, celebrates the Roman Empire's expansion and the achievements of Emperor Augustus. Verse translation by Robert Fagles. 2006Beowulf
By Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman. 2006
A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the great warrior Beowulf's heroic efforts to save the people of…
Heorot Hall from several terrifying monsters, including Grendel; Grendel's mother, an old sea-hag; and the death-dragon of the deep. For grades 6-9. 2006The merry adventures of Robin Hood (Sterling Unabridged Classics)
By Howard Pyle, H. Pyle. 2004
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. 1883One thousand and one Arabian nights (Oxford Story Collections)
By Geraldine McCaughrean, Rosamund Fowler. 1999
In a desert kingdom King Shahryar, accustomed to killing a new bride every day, marries the storyteller Shahrazad. Each night…
she tells the king about Sinbad the Sailor or Ali Baba, and he postpones her execution to hear another tale the next evening. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1982