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Dutton Childrens Books (1997), Hardcover, 108 pages
Description
Retells a variety of traditional tales featuring such mythical creatures as the mermaid, unicorn, and phoenix.
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LibraryThing member magen.rauscher
The mythological creatures from the stories give glimpses into how insurance relays a shins made conclusions for their observations of the world the world.The story focuses on the various mythological creatures from many different cultural beginning.The artwork in this book is absolutely stunning
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some of the mythological creatures include Pegasus from Greek mythology me. The mermaid story comes from English in Cornish tales. Unicorn comes from various European tales.The Thunderbird comes from native American tail. The Jag in story comes from China. The sea serpent comes from the Scandinavian story told in the Orkney Islands. The feathered sneak comes from Central America and Mexico. The minute tar comes from the Greek mythology. The Naga comes from Burma. The Phoenix comes from Egyptians stories. Show Less
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Original publication date
1997-05
1996-09
Physical description
108 p.; 10.8 inches
ISBN
0525457887 / 9780525457886
Local notes
A collection that retells Greek myths concerning Pegasus and the Minotaur, an English mermaid tale, a European unicorn story, a Native American thunderbird tale, a dragon story from China, a Scandinavian sea-serpent tale told in the Orkney Islands, a feathered snake legend from Central America and Mexico, a Burmese story of the Naga, and an Egyptian legend of the Phoenix.