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Treasury of magical tales from around the world / Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 208 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426372483
  • 1426372485
  • 9781426372490
  • 1426372493
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The speaking bird (Italy) -- Dick Whittington's cat (England) -- The poor boy and the golden lamb (Hungary) -- Half-a-rooster (Berber, Morocco) -- The frog who tried too hard (Angola) -- The old woman (Jindwi, Zimbabwe) -- The woodcutter (Palestine) -- The girl with seven brothers (Kurdish, Western Asia) -- Three magic gifts (Turkey) -- The gobbler (Jewish diaspora) -- The gold fish (Russia) -- The girl and the moon spirit (Chukchi, Russian Arctic) -- The gentleman and the tiger (Korea) -- Bunbuku the teakettle (Japan) -- The island of the ogres (China) -- The four fairies (India) -- The frog in the rice paddy (Sri Lanka) -- Princess Golden Flower (Thailand) -- The buffalo boy and the banyan tree (Vietnam) -- The orphan boy who became king (Indonesia) -- The bunyip (Australia) -- Kumaku and the giants (Fiji) -- The Mundopuma (Ecuador) -- The golden jars (Brazil) -- Delgadina and the snake (Chile) -- Red cascades (Mexico) -- Afraid of nothing (Brule Sioux, North America) -- Eyeball tricks (Cheyenne, North America) -- The woman and her bear child (Inuit, Arctic).
Summary: "A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 398.2 N216 Available 33111010652291
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2 N216 Available 33111010840474
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 398.2 N216 Available 33111009877644
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet a sailor with an ogre wife in a story from China, a young girl who outsmarts giants in a tale from Fiji, a clever rooster seeking its fortune in a tale from Morocco, a music-playing jaguar in a story from Ecuador, and princes turned to statues in a story from Italy.

Donna Jo Napoli's powerful storytelling makes these stories fresh and fun, and Christina Balit's dazzling illustrations make this book a true treasure-a very special gift and a must-have for family bookshelves.

The speaking bird (Italy) -- Dick Whittington's cat (England) -- The poor boy and the golden lamb (Hungary) -- Half-a-rooster (Berber, Morocco) -- The frog who tried too hard (Angola) -- The old woman (Jindwi, Zimbabwe) -- The woodcutter (Palestine) -- The girl with seven brothers (Kurdish, Western Asia) -- Three magic gifts (Turkey) -- The gobbler (Jewish diaspora) -- The gold fish (Russia) -- The girl and the moon spirit (Chukchi, Russian Arctic) -- The gentleman and the tiger (Korea) -- Bunbuku the teakettle (Japan) -- The island of the ogres (China) -- The four fairies (India) -- The frog in the rice paddy (Sri Lanka) -- Princess Golden Flower (Thailand) -- The buffalo boy and the banyan tree (Vietnam) -- The orphan boy who became king (Indonesia) -- The bunyip (Australia) -- Kumaku and the giants (Fiji) -- The Mundopuma (Ecuador) -- The golden jars (Brazil) -- Delgadina and the snake (Chile) -- Red cascades (Mexico) -- Afraid of nothing (Brule Sioux, North America) -- Eyeball tricks (Cheyenne, North America) -- The woman and her bear child (Inuit, Arctic).

"A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.

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