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Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (1997), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 144 pages
Description
Twenty seven of the most wonderful tales ever told, Geraldine McCaughrean has gathered them from distant times and faraway places, retelling them brilliantly, adding notes on their origin and meaning.
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LibraryThing member Enessa
The book contained a collection of myths and legends from various cultures. It was really cool to be able to experience all of them in one book!
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144 p.; 10.39 inches
ISBN
1858812755 / 9781858812755
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An illustrated collection of myths and legends from around the world, retold by McCaughrean, including a short history of the original tales at the end.
Dragons to Dine (a Hittite myth)
The Bronze Cauldron (a Welsh legend)
Guitar Solo (a myth from Mali)
Sadko and the Tsar of the Sea (a Russian legend)
Cupid and Psyche (a Roman myth)
The Armchair Traveller (an Indian legend)
Doctor Faust (a German legend)
Alone (a Native American myth)
Bobbi Bobbi! (an Australian myth)
The Gingerbread Baby (a myth from Palestine)
The Price of Fire (a myth from Gabon, West Africa)
Sea Chase (a Finnish myth)
Young Buddha (an Indian legend)
The Battle of the Drums (a Native American myth)
The Golden Vanity (an English legend)
Ragged Emperor (a Chinese legend)
Uphill Struggle (a Greek legend)
Sun's Son (a myth from Tonga)
The Founding of London (a Viking legend)
The Woman Who Left No Footprints (an Inuit legend)
Biggest (a Japanese legend)
'I Love You, Prime Minister' (A French Legend)
And the Rains Came Tumbling Down (A myth from Papua New Guinea)
The Golem (A Jewish Legend)
The Hunting of Death (A myth from Rwanda)
The Monster with Emerald Teeth (a Mayan myth)
The Boy Who Lived for a Million Years (a Romany legend)
Dragons to Dine (a Hittite myth)
The Bronze Cauldron (a Welsh legend)
Guitar Solo (a myth from Mali)
Sadko and the Tsar of the Sea (a Russian legend)
Cupid and Psyche (a Roman myth)
The Armchair Traveller (an Indian legend)
Doctor Faust (a German legend)
Alone (a Native American myth)
Bobbi Bobbi! (an Australian myth)
The Gingerbread Baby (a myth from Palestine)
The Price of Fire (a myth from Gabon, West Africa)
Sea Chase (a Finnish myth)
Young Buddha (an Indian legend)
The Battle of the Drums (a Native American myth)
The Golden Vanity (an English legend)
Ragged Emperor (a Chinese legend)
Uphill Struggle (a Greek legend)
Sun's Son (a myth from Tonga)
The Founding of London (a Viking legend)
The Woman Who Left No Footprints (an Inuit legend)
Biggest (a Japanese legend)
'I Love You, Prime Minister' (A French Legend)
And the Rains Came Tumbling Down (A myth from Papua New Guinea)
The Golem (A Jewish Legend)
The Hunting of Death (A myth from Rwanda)
The Monster with Emerald Teeth (a Mayan myth)
The Boy Who Lived for a Million Years (a Romany legend)