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  • Child of the Sun: A Cuban Legend

    Sandra Martin Arnold, Philip Kuznicki

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Greedy Sun refuses to share the sky with Moon in this Cuban legend that explains why solar eclipses occur
    M

  • The Magic Feather: A Jamaican Legend

    Lisa Rojany-Buccieri, Philip Luznicki, Philip Kuznicki

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, July 1, 1995)
    Solidae must pull a feather from the dreaded Mancrow to bring color and light back to the island of Jamaica
    M

  • Spellslinger: Legends of the Wild, Weird West

    Joseph J. Bailey

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb. 8, 2016)
    No one should ever come between a man’s family and his guns. Not if they want to live. Not even a dragon. Especially when those guns belonged to a spellslinger. The dragon who had killed his brother had a death wish. Koren D’uene was a ja’lel, a gun knight, and his was the job of granting wishes. His guns spoke and the world listened. Spellslinger is a Wild West-inspired fantasy novel of roughly 40,000 words.

  • Wanyana and Matchmaker Frog: A Bagandan Legend

    Lilly, Melinda Lilly, Charles Reasoner

    Paperback (Troll Communications, March 15, 1998)
    A frog repays Wanyana's kindness by helping her pick the right man to be her husband.
    N

  • Juan Bobo y el caballo de siete colores

    Mike

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Aug. 1, 1996)
    After winning seven wishes from a magical horse, Juan Bobo wastes six of them
    K

  • Gift of the Nile: An Ancient Egyptian Legend

    Jan M. Mike, Charles Reasoner

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, Feb. 1, 1993)
    In ancient Egypt, the slave girl Mutemwia befriends the Pharaoh and becomes his trusted counsel, but her greatest desire is to be free.
    Q

  • Talk, Talk: An Ashanti Legend

    Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, Dave Albers

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Jumaani the farmer sets off to the village to tell the Chief of the talking yam he has grown in this retelling of the Ashanti legend.
    M

  • Sea Monsters

    Catherine Veitch, Rebecca Rissman

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    From mythical tales of the Loch Ness Monster to real-life adventures of whale watchers and shark hunters, this book introduces the reader to the history and horror of monsters of the sea.
    P

  • Lucky Jack & The Giant

    Janet P. Johnson

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Sept. 1, 1997)
    None
    L

  • Pirates

    Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Raintree, May 4, 2011)
    This series offers an introduction to some of the most fascinating and exciting maritime legends.
    G

  • Sea Monsters

    Catherine Veitch, Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Veitch, Catherine
    P

  • 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) Spider and the Sky God: An Akan Legend; (2) The Llama's Secret: A Peruvian Legend; (3) The Seventh Sister: A Chinese Legend; (4) Clever Karlis: A Latvian Legend; (5) Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend.