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Many of the classical myths of Greece, told as one continuous tale beginning with Chaos, the rule of the Titans…
and their overthrow by the rebellious gods of Olympus. The great violent energy underlying these myths makes timeless what they tell of human passions, tragedy and comedy. Grades 4-7. 1970.
When the Gingerbread Man joins the children who made him on a school field trip to a fire station, he…
escapes being eaten by Spot the Dalmatian and rides along to a fire. Grades K-3. 2013.
When Tiki, a fairy, is "earthed" on Jan's foot, they both are terrified, but quickly become friends. Jan is sad…
because she cannot have children, and when Tiki performs a forbidden magic, she incurs the wrath of the Fairy Queen who seeks to exact revenge on Jan's family. Grades 3-6. 1988.
Having been trained in supernatural knowledge, thirteen-year-old Medea finds herself in a unique position to help when the Greek hero…
Jason comes to her father's kingdom in search of the Golden Fleece. Junior and Senior High. 2004.
Two of these pieces are original while the other five are derived, rather than translated, from oral and written folk…
tales and legends well-known in the Arabic speaking world. Grades 2-4. c1983.
This collection of short stories explores the so-called hidden folk, such as selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, and river sprites,…
and how they can be linked to many parts of our everyday life and our history. Including tales about how parsley was created, and how Lord Nelson learned a strict lesson. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.
A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.
A dragon is stalking King Mildred's land, and the king has promised half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in…
marriage to the person who can slay the dragon. Only the old squire, Elizar, and a young page, Brian, are willing to try. But unbeknown to them, the king's daughter, Wilhelmina, has also set out to kill the dragon. Grades 4-7. 1994.
Old Linn is to be the teacher of 13-year-old Artos. Doubting that he can capture the boy's attention, Linn constructs…
a fire-breathing dragon as a facade. A retelling of the Arthurian legend. Grades 4-7. 1990.
A boy born to a poor couple receives the hand of the king's daughter in marriage, but in order to…
keep his bride, the boy must bring the king three golden hairs from the head of the devil. Grades K-3. 1983. Uniform title: Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren.
Twenty-five eerie tales from myth, legend, and folklore gathered from around the world are retold in this collection. Some are…
funny, others horrifying, and others heroic. Familiar stories of Medusa and Baba Yaga and the golem appear, as well as a Mexican legend based on the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice, and a North American Indian trickster tale of Manabozo. Grades 5-8. c1990.
In this companion volume to "The Boggart", the invisible and mischievous spirit living in the Scottish Castle Keep sets out…
to help save Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, one of its few remaining cousins. Grades 4-7. c1997.
Ten folktales from Scandinavia and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors", a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In…
"Grandfather Bear", a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. Grades 4-7. 2003.
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.
Roman écrit à partir d'un film porté au grand écran et exploitant les thèmes de la tolérance, de l'amitié et…
de l'amour. Shrek, un ogre vert champion des pets et des rots retentissants, est furieux depuis que son marais est habité par d'autres que lui. Pour s'en défaire, il n'a d'autre choix que d'accepter la mission que lui confie Lord Farquaad: lui ramener la princesse Fiona retenue prisonnière d'un terrible dragon. Flanqué d'un âne bavard, il court à la recherche de son destin... Années 2-4. 2001.