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  • Whale's Canoe: A Folk Tale from Australia

    Joanna Troughton

    Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, Sept. 1, 1993)
    A traditional Aboriginal tale relating how the animals of Australia used Whale's canoe to travel to that country from a distant shore
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  • Ghaddar the Ghoul and Other Palestinian Stories

    Sonia Nimr, Hannah Shaw

    Paperback (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Feb. 5, 2008)
    Why do snakes eat frogs? What makes a man-eating ghoul become a vegetarian? How can a woman make a bored prince smile? And what’s a king to do when a princess refuses to marry him? The answers are found in this engaging compilation of Palestinian folk tales, cleverly retold by Sonia Nimr. The charismatic women, genial tricksters, mischievous animals, and other colorful characters who appear in the stories are imbued with a wry sense of humor, delighting readers young and old alike. Hannah Shaw’s deft illustrations are the perfect complement to Nimr’s upbeat storytelling.
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  • Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway: An Irish Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Hardcover (Raintree, July 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway, a traditional Irish folk tale. In it, the giant Finn MacCool learns the importance of thinking before acting, and that very often brains can beat brute strength!
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  • Uncle Bouki and the Horse

    Ronald Deadman

    Paperback (Nelson Thornes Ltd, )
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  • Auta the Giant Killer. Two Brothers and Two Eggs: From Nigeria : from the Congo

    Ronald Deadman

    Paperback (Nelson Thornes (Publishers) Ltd, Dec. 31, 1981)
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  • A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq

    Elizabeth Laird, Shelley Fowles

    Paperback (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Secret serpents, devilish demons, mysterious magicians — the folk tales of Iraq are filled with otherworldly creatures, enchantment, and earthy humor. During her time spent in the Middle East, award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird gathered together the very best Iraqi stories, ranging from thieving porcupines who get their come-uppance to the hilarious tale of the chaos caused by a handsome stranger who knocks at a house harboring a marriageable daughter. Meticulously researched, these stories reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq, far removed from today's news headlines.
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  • Harcourt School Publishers Signatures: English as a Second Language Library Book Grade 4 The Little Brown Jay

    HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS

    Paperback (HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS, June 18, 2009)
    A retelling of a traditional Indian tale in which a little bird helps the beautiful Princess Maya through a selfless act of love
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  • Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq

    Elizabeth Laird, Shelley Fowles

    Hardcover (Lincoln Children's Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Secret serpents, devilish demons, mysterious magicians ? the folk tales of Iraq teem with otherworldly creatures, magic and earthy humour. Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird has gathered together the very best Iraqi stories during her time in the Middle East ? stories ranging from thieving porcupines who get their come-uppance to the hilarious tale of the chaos caused by a handsome stranger who knocks at a house inside which lurks a marriageable daughter. Meticulously researched and elegantly retold, the stories reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq, far removed from today's news headlines.
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  • The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Folktale

    Amanda Stjohn, Durga Yael Bernhard

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Jumping Mouse unselfishly uses the magic he had been given to help others that he meets on his journey to a far-off land, in a retelling of the legend of the Native Americans of the Northern Plains
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  • Ghaddar the Ghoul and Other Palestinian Stories

    Sonia Nimr, Hannah Shaw

    Hardcover (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Feb. 4, 2008)
    Why do snakes eat frogs? What makes a man-eating ghoul become a vegetarian? How can a woman make a bored prince smile? And what’s a king to do when a princess refuses to marry him? The answers are found in this engaging compilation of Palestinian folk tales, cleverly retold by Sonia Nimr. The charismatic women, genial tricksters, mischievous animals, and other colorful characters who appear in the stories are imbued with a wry sense of humor, delighting readers young and old alike. Hannah Shaw’s deft illustrations are the perfect complement to Nimr’s upbeat storytelling.
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  • Er-Lang and the Suns: A Tale from China

    Tony Guo, Euphine Cheung, Karl Edwards

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Powerful Er-lang saves the people from the burning heat of the suns and helps create the very first night
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  • Tales of Justice

    Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, Steck-Vaughn Company

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    A collection of eight folktales in which justice is depicted
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