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1) The emperor and the kite

Author

Yolen, Jane

Publisher

Philomel Books

Pub. Date

1988

Physical Desc

[31] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.

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When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, his smallest daughter, whom he has always ignored, uses her kite to save him.

2) The Arabian nights

Author

Tarnowska, Wafa'

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Shahrazade saves herself from execution by distracting King Shahriyar with stories.

3) The beginning of the Chumash: a Chumash oral history

Author

Sonoquie, Monique

Publisher

Indigenous Youth Foundation, Inc

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

[47] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 x 28 cm.

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An oral history of Chumash creation from spirits, dolphins and sharks.

4) The secrets of wildflowers: a delightful feast of little-known facts, folklore, and history

Author

Sanders, Jack

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Book, eBook

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The Secrets of Wildflowers is destined to be an indispensable book for anyone who loves and admires the natural world. Few things in nature beautify the world more than wildflowers. Their countless colors and endless designs are found almost anywhere-from fields to woods, deserts to ponds, and even in junkyards, dumps, and cracks in the pavement. The Secrets of Wildflowers, Jack Sanders's colorful tribute, is bursting with odd facts and wonderful...

5) Paul Bunyan: a tall tale

Author

Kellogg, Steven

Publisher

W. Morrow

Pub. Date

c1984

Physical Desc

40 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

6) Sacred song of the hermit thrush: a Mohawk story

Author

Tehanetorens

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Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month

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"Little Thrush flew up and up. He soon came to a hole in the Sky. As he entered the Spirit World, he heard a beautiful song. He stayed in Heaven for a while, learning this song."--Provided by publisher.

7) Fin M'Coul: the giant of Knockmany Hill

Author

DePaola, Tomie

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1981

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill.

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Fin M'Coul's wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin.

8) Goldilocks and the three bears

Author

Aylesworth, Jim

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.

9) Charlie Hernández & the league of shadows

Author

Calejo, Ryan

Series

Charlie Hernandez volume 1
Charlie Hernández

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2018.

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.

10) Town mouse, country mouse

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

c1994

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.

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After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.

11) Arabian nights: retold from the original

Author

Woodside, Martin

Series

Classic starts

Publisher

Sterling Pub

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

151 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

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An abridged version of the tale of Scheherazade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, who tells her husband, the king, a different story every night to keep him from fulfilling his plan to kill her in the morning.

12) Grandmothers' stories: wise woman tales from many cultures

Author

Mutén, Burleigh

Publisher

Barefoot Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Physical Desc

80 p. : col. ill.

13) Leola and the honeybears: an African American version of Goldilocks and the three bears

Author

Rosales, Melodye

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

37 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

14) A little story about a big turnip

Author

Zunshine, Tatiana

Publisher

Pumpkin House

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

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Retelling of a traditional Russian folktale.

15) Mabela the clever

Author

MacDonald, Margaret Read

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An African folktale about a mouse who pays close attention to her surroundings and avoids being tricked by the cat.

16) Aladdin

Author

Tillworth, Mary

Publisher

Random House Childrens Books/Disney

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

22 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Description

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"Aladdin finds a magic lamp, and his life is forever changed!"--Back cover.

17) Once a mouse: a fable cut in wood

Author

Brown, Marcia

Series

Aladdin book

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As it magically changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.

18) El león y la zorra

Author

Valeri, M. Eulalia

Series

La Galera popular volume 9

Publisher

La Galera

Pub. Date

1994

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

19) Lives of the trees: an uncommon history

Author

Wells, Diana

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

369 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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This work is an "uncommon history" of trees. Alphabetical entries cover tree and leaf descriptions, their products, where the trees are located geographically, where they got their common names, people who described the trees or transported them and made them popular, and folklore and stories about the particular trees.

20) Los guisantes maravillosos

Author

Bofill, Francesc

Series

La Galera popular volume 12

Publisher

La Galera

Pub. Date

1993

Physical Desc

[23] p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

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A retelling of Jack and the beanstalk in which a boy climbs a beanstalk and outwits a giant.

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1) The emperor and the kite

2) The Arabian nights

3) The beginning of the Chumash: a Chumash oral history

4) The secrets of wildflowers: a delightful feast of little-known facts, folklore, and history

5) Paul Bunyan: a tall tale

6) Sacred song of the hermit thrush: a Mohawk story

7) Fin M'Coul: the giant of Knockmany Hill

8) Goldilocks and the three bears

9) Charlie Hernández & the league of shadows

10) Town mouse, country mouse

11) Arabian nights: retold from the original

12) Grandmothers' stories: wise woman tales from many cultures

13) Leola and the honeybears: an African American version of Goldilocks and the three bears

14) A little story about a big turnip

15) Mabela the clever

16) Aladdin

17) Once a mouse: a fable cut in wood

18) El león y la zorra

19) Lives of the trees: an uncommon history

20) Los guisantes maravillosos

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