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  • Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus: A Multicultural Collection for Young Readers Collected and Retold

    Alan Young, Judy Dockrey Young

    Paperback (August House Pub Inc, June 1, 1992)
    A collection of traditional tales, fables, and legends from the cultures brought together by the voyages of Columbus, including those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the Indian tribes he encountered

  • Wake, Snake!: Children's Stories and Songs of the South

    J. J. Reneaux

    Audio Cassette (August House Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1998)
    "Wake, Snake!" is a delightful collection of children's stories and songs of the South, featuring 12 traditional tales and songs drawn from the diverse Southern heritage: Cajun, Creole, African-American, Scots-Irish, and Native American. Guitar, mandolin, fiddle, Cajun triangle, and spoon percussion provide down-home musical sound effects. 60-minute cassette.
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  • Stellaluna

    Janell Cannon, David Holt

    Audio Cassette (August House Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1999)
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  • From the Back of the Bus

    Bill Harley

    Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 30, 2006)
    From the creator of the classic Zanzibar comes a collection of richly textured tales of life in elementary school, along with a Motown-influenced theme song. These stories are filled with teachers, vice-principals and lunchroom incidents, as well as the realization that you grow up ... whether you want to or not.
    B

  • Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus: A Multicultural Collection for Young Readers

    Richard Young, Judy Dockrey Young

    Hardcover (August House Pub Inc, June 1, 1992)
    A collection of traditional tales, fables, and legends from the cultures brought together or affected by the voyages of Columbus, including those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the mainland and island Indian tribes he encountered.
    U

  • African-American Folktales for Young Readers: Including Favorite Stories from AF

    Richard Young, Judy Dockrey Young

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, )
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  • Ozark Tall Tales/Audio Cassette

    Richard Alan Young, Judy Dockrey Young

    Audio Cassette (August House Pub Inc, March 1, 1992)
    A collection of authentic mountain stories, told by native Ozark storytellers and enhanced by Ozark music. Includes "The Dog's Tale," "The Meanest Man in Arkansaw," and "The Great Hog Meat Swindle."

  • Favorite Scary Stories of American Children

    Richard Young, Judy Dockrey Young

    Hardcover (August House Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 1994)
    A collection, selected by children as their favorites, of twenty-three spooky tales from a variety of ethnic traditions.
    Q

  • Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest

    Margaret Read MacDonald

    Library Binding
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  • Father Was a Wise Old Man

    Donald Davis

    Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 26, 2006)
    Joe Davis was in his mid-forties when he became a father, and the experience he was able to apply in raising his sons lent creativity to his parenting. The five stories here recall the wisdom of fathers with humor and rich detail: a visit to the Smithsonian inspires Father's memory

  • That's What Mamas Do

    Donald Davis

    Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 27, 2006)
    Storyteller Donald Davis had a very sensible mother. She had a pretty good idea what boys would do, so she was always on the lookout. As Davis later learned, always being on the lookout is what mamas do. His vigilant but gentle mother gave her son multiple gifts in life, and as we learn in the end gifts that do not end with her passing.

  • Farm On Nippersink Creek

    Jim May

    Audio Cassette (August House, Jan. 27, 2006)
    Jim May grew up in the 1950s among farm people who had lived along Illinois's Nippersink Creek for generations. Stories told around the kitchen tables, front porches, and horse-trading barns brought laughs, inspired love, and helped ease the sometimes tragic turn of life's events. Speaking in the familiar voice of a longtime neighbor, May shares humorous and affecting events as well as his Emmy Award-winning tribute to his father.