Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General
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Peter in Blueberry Land: Mini Edition
$9.95 Add to cartA mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow’s classic story.
Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother’s birthday but he can’t find a single one. Suddenly he feels a light tap on his shoe, and a strange
- Author: Beskow, Elsa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0863154980
- Language: English
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Kiki Kok?: La Leyenda Encantada del Coqu? (Kiki Kok? the Enchanted Legend of the Coqu? Frog)
$10.99 Read moreA magical Spanish-language tale, Kiki Koki tells the story of a little Taino Indian boy who is too lazy to help his tribe prepare for the Moon Festival. To punish Kiki Koki, the Moon Goddess turns him
- Author: Rodr?guez, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 14 2015
- ISBN10: 1626721327
- Language: Spanish
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
$8.99 Add to cartThe beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do?
Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While s- Author: Deedy, Carmen Agra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 04 2014
- ISBN10: 1561457876
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas
$8.99 Read moreWhen a killing drought threatens the existence of the tribe, a courageous little Comanche girl sacrifices her most beloved possession–and the Great Spirit’s answer results not only in much needed rai… [more below]
- Author: dePaola, Tomie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 16 1996
- ISBN10: 0698113594
- Language: English
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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
$8.99 Add to cartWrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon
A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Paterson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140557393
- Language: English
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book)
$9.99 Add to cartMargot Zemach’s It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year, an Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.
Once upon a time a p- Series: Michael Di Capua Books
- Author: Zemach, Margot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0374436363
- Language: English
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The Lizard and the Sun / La Lagartija Y El Sol
$8.99 Read moreA long, long time ago in ancient Mexico, the sun disappeared. Everything was dark, and the people were afraid. The animals decided to search for the sun through the fields and forests, rivers and lake… [more below]
- Series: Dell Picture Yearling
- Author: Ada, Alma Flor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 09 1999
- ISBN10: 0440415314
- Language: Spanish
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Classic Tales from India: How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head and Other Stories
$18.99 Add to cartSeven beautifully illustrated traditional stories that immerse the reader in the ancient culture of India as well as impart important life lessons
– Shares classic tales from India, including stories- Author: Sperling, Vatsala
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 159143386X
- Language: English
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The Silly Chicken: English-Pashto Edition
$11.90 Add to cart(Bilingual English-Pashto edition) This is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do – with unexpected consequences. The surprising events that follow intrigue young
- Series: Hoopoe Teaching-Stories
- Author: Shah, Idries
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1944493638
- Language: English
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Doña Flor
$8.99 Add to cartDo a Flor, una se ora gigante, vive en un pueblo peque ito. Los vecinos
la adoran y ella adora a sus vecinos. Deja que los ni os utilicen las flores de su jard n como trompetas y las tortillas como ba… [more below]- Author: Mora, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 11 2005
- ISBN10: 0440417686
- Language: Spanish
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Brigid’s Cloak
$10.00 Add to cartThe wind groaned and swirled that night and likely it seemed to tear
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the thatch from the roof. But when the baby gave her first cry, the
wind shushed to a whisper and the stars began to sing.- Author: Milligan, Bryce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0802852971
- Language: English
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The Boy & His Mud Horses: & Other Stories from the Tipi
$14.95 Read moreBeautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Boy and His Mud Horses features a collection of 27 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Chey… [more below]
- Author: Goble, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 16 2010
- ISBN10: 1935493116
- Language: English
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How Raven Stole the Sun
$15.95 Add to cartA long time ago, Raven was pure white, like fresh snow in winter. This was so long ago that the only light came from campfires, because a greedy chief kept the stars, moon, and sun locked up in elabor
- Series: Tales of the People #4
- Author: Williams, Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0789201631
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Old Man of the Mountain
$17.95 Read moreFor centuries, the Great Stone Face has kept silent watch from Cannon Mountain, high above the Pemigewasset River. But who is the onlooker and for whom does he keep vigil? Though from warring tribes, … [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Ortakales, Denise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2004
- ISBN10: 1585362360
- Language: English
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Las Bellas Hijas de Mufaro: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters (Spanish Edition) a Caldecott Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartThis high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom.
Mufaro tiene dos bellas hijas. Nyasha es arn… [more below]
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Steptoe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 17 2002
- ISBN10: 0688154816
- Language: Spanish
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An Illustrated Kalevala: Myths and Legends from Finland
$29.95 Add to cartEncounter mythical heroes, mighty eagles and terrifying dragons in this lavishly illustrated adaptation of the classic Finnish epic.
This superb prose retelling of Finland’s national folk saga is brou
- Author: Mäkinen, Kirsti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1782506438
- Language: English
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African Proverbs for All Ages
$20.99 Add to cartAfrican Proverbs for All Ages is a beautifully-illustrated, engaging picture book about the power of proverbs, how they evolve over time, and the wisdom of various cultures in Africa.
It has been said- Author: Cole, Johnnetta Betsch
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1250756065
- Language: English
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The Grandfathers Speak: Native American Folk Tales of the Lenapé People
$15.00 Add to cartTwenty-four gracefully told and authentically narrated folk tales of the Lenap? people, written by the chief of the Lenap? Nation.
Beautifully and authentically narrated, these stories tell among othe- Series: International Folk Tale
- Author: Hitakonanu’laxk (Tree Beard)
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1623717876
- Language: English
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Caldecott Honor Book)
$22.99 Read moreA 1973 Caldecott Honor Book.
Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes. In this tradit- Author: McDermott, Gerald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 15 1972
- ISBN10: 080500310X
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
$18.99 Read moreWelcome the second book in the Folktales of the World series! Engaging, inspirational, and above all entertaining, these legends come from Native American peoples across the U.S. Richly illustrated wi… [more below]
- Series: Folktales of the World
- Author: Bruchac, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1402732635
- Language: English
