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Books in Legends of the West series

  • The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend

    Margaret H. Lippert

    Paperback (Demco Media, March 1, 1993)
    Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.
  • How Mr. Dog Got Tame: An African-American Legend

    Janet P. Johnson, Charles Reasoner

    Audio Cassette (Troll Communications Llc, April 1, 1999)
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  • Bear's Heart

    Corie J. Weaver

    Paperback (Dreaming Robot Press, Dec. 9, 2013)
    A land of Native American myths and legends is under siege by a killing wind. Bear Girl, shape-shifting daughter of healers, must leave the land she knows to venture into the mortal world to solve a mystery whose origins lay buried in a three-hundred-year-old tragedy.
  • Legends of the Wild West

    Facts on File

    Hardcover (Chelsea Clubhouse, March 1, 2010)
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  • Legends of the World

    Various

    Paperback (Troll Associates (1993-1996), March 15, 1996)
    Learn about different cultural myths and folktales through the Legends of the World series. Books include: (1) Opossum and the Great Firemaker: A Mexican Legend; (2) The Hummingbird King: A Guatemalan Legend; (3) Peach Boy: A Japanese Legend; (4) The Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legend; (5) Prince of the Stable: A Hungarian Legend.
  • Annie Oakley

    Sara Gilbert

    Library Binding (Creative Education, July 30, 2005)
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  • Sea Monsters

    Catherine Veitch

    Paperback (Raintree, May 4, 2011)
    This series offers an introduction to some of the most fascinating and exciting maritime legends.
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  • Lucky Jack and the Gaint: An African-American Legend

    Janet P. Johnson, Charles Reasoner

    Audio Cassette (Troll Communications Llc, April 1, 1999)
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  • Shipwrecks

    Adrian Vigliano

    Paperback (Raintree, June 2, 2011)
    This series offers an introduction to some of the most fascinating and exciting maritime legends.
  • Opossum and the Great Firemaker: A Mexican Legend

    Jan M. Mike

    Paperback (Demco Media, March 1, 1993)
    Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.
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  • The Llama's Secret: A Peruvian Legend

    Argentina Palacios

    Paperback (Demco Media, March 1, 1993)
    A Peruvian rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea, Mamacocha.
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  • Transcontinental Railroad

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    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, )
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