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Folk Tales of the Cosmos
'Janet Dowling is magic and her stories bring the wonders of the night sky onto the page. She has journeyed from Polar ice to Pacific islands in search of tales which will …
English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
England is a maritime nation. Our folklore and history is peppered with tall tales of the high seas: mysteries of the great ocean, the unknown world beneath the surface of the salt …
Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Scotland has over 11,600 miles of coastline, so it’s no surprise that the sea and shore have been inspiring folk tales for millennia.In Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea, Orkney …
Folk Tales of Rock and Stone
From caverns deep underground to sky-high mountains, the rocks and stones all around us are ancient. Greedy oni lurk in a cave in Japan; a stonecutter becomes a mountain; and a …
Swedish Folk Tales
With their roots in old Norse mythology, the folk tales from Sweden are evocative and reveal ancient beliefs about the wonders and dangers of the natural world. Sweden is a land …
Folk Tales of Song and Dance
?The life of the travelling musician hasn't changed much over the millennia. For a prehistoric harper, a medieval fiddler or a modern guitar player, the experience is pretty much …
Folk Tales for Bold Girls
Do you think that legends are all about princes and princesses, knights and heroes, giants and monsters? Well, they aren’t always. The stories in this book are about girls like you …
Danish Folk Tales
A collection of tales that grew out of the sprawling flatlands, the oozing fjords, the dark forests and the waves that crash on the shores of Denmark.How a Viking ship carried a …