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Short & shivery : thirty chilling tales / retold by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by Katherine Coville.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Dell Yearling, 2001, c1987.Description: xv, 175 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0440418046 :
  • 0613857046 (Turtleback bdg.)
  • 9780440418047
  • 9780613857048 (Turtleback bdg.)
Other title:
  • Short and shivery
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Contents:
The Robber bridegroom -- Jack Frost -- The Waterfall of Ghosts -- The Ghost's Cap -- The Witch Cat -- The Green Mist -- The Cegua -- The Ghostly Little Girl -- The Midnight Mass of the Dead -- Tailypo -- Lady Eleanore's mantle -- The Soldier and the Vampire -- The Skeleton's Dance -- Scared to death -- Swallowed alive -- The Deacon's Ghost -- Nuckelavee -- The Adventure of the German Student -- Bill Mosby's Night Ride -- The Hunter in the Haunted Forest -- Brother and Sister -- The Lovers of Dismal Swamp -- Boneless -- The Death Waltz -- The Ghost of Misery Hill -- The Loup-Garou (The Werewolf) -- The Golem -- Lavender -- The Goblin Spider -- The Halloween pony.
Summary: A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world. Thirty hair-raising tales by some of the world's most famous authors have been skillfully retold here especially for young readers. Includes such famous chillers as the Brothers Grimm's "The Robber Bridegroom", "The Golem", and tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.25 S229 Available 33111007100296
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Make story time a little spookier with this Halloween-themed collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the world!

"No one travels these roads after dark. Those who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad."

Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear! Turn the lights down low and grab your favorite reading chair. But first, you'd better check behind you. . . .

Ghosts, monsters, murders, and madmen! These thirty stories have been collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the world's best scary stories and frightening folktales, featuring famous authors such as Washington Irving and the Brothers Grimm. Welcome to a chilling world of hair-raising tales!

"A Yearling book."

The Robber bridegroom -- Jack Frost -- The Waterfall of Ghosts -- The Ghost's Cap -- The Witch Cat -- The Green Mist -- The Cegua -- The Ghostly Little Girl -- The Midnight Mass of the Dead -- Tailypo -- Lady Eleanore's mantle -- The Soldier and the Vampire -- The Skeleton's Dance -- Scared to death -- Swallowed alive -- The Deacon's Ghost -- Nuckelavee -- The Adventure of the German Student -- Bill Mosby's Night Ride -- The Hunter in the Haunted Forest -- Brother and Sister -- The Lovers of Dismal Swamp -- Boneless -- The Death Waltz -- The Ghost of Misery Hill -- The Loup-Garou (The Werewolf) -- The Golem -- Lavender -- The Goblin Spider -- The Halloween pony.

A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world. Thirty hair-raising tales by some of the world's most famous authors have been skillfully retold here especially for young readers. Includes such famous chillers as the Brothers Grimm's "The Robber Bridegroom", "The Golem", and tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving.

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