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Books published by publisher Short Scary Tales

  • Gwendy's Button Box

    Stephen King, Richard Chizmar

    Hardcover (Short Scary Tales, March 15, 2018)
    None
  • Medusa

    Rob M. Worley, Mike Dubisch

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Beauty isn't everything, as Medusa learns. Find out how the goddess Athena teaches this lesson in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.
    W
  • Nü Gua Mends the Sky: A Chinese Flood Myth

    Anita Yasuda, Jok

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Retells the legend of how the goddess Nèu Gua, assisted by a tortoise, restores order and balance to the world after a battle between two powerful gods threatens to destroy humanity.
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  • The Jade Emperor: A Chinese Zodiac Myth

    Anita Yasuda

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Retells the legend of how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in the Chinese calendar.
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  • The Monkey King: A Chinese Monkey Spirit Myth

    Anita Yasuda, Jok

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Retells the legend of the mischievous Monkey King and his attempts to achieve immortality.
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  • Yu the Great Conquers the Flood: A Chinese Nature Myth

    Anita Yasuda

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Retells the legend of how Yu the Great, assisted by a dragon and a tortoise, tamed the floods and became Emperor of China.
    Q
  • Sleeping Beauty

    Shannon Eric Denton, Mike Dubisch

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Hidden in the woods is a castle that has been asleep for a hundred years. Only the handsome prince, and your young readers, can wake the sleeping princess and break the spell. Green level for your beginning reader.
    K
  • I Go to Sea

    Christopher E Long, Daniel Defoe, Andy Kuhn

    Library Binding (Short Tales, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Daniel Defoe's maritime adventures have enthralled readers of all ages. The Short Tales Classic brings Robinson Crusoe's introduction to the sea to life for even the youngest audience. Blue level for transitional readers.
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