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Chanukah in Chelm

2012
When the rabbi tells Mendel to get a table for the Chanukah menorah, Mendel makes the task more difficult than it should be.

Mato the bear and Devil's Tower

a retelling of a Lakota legend
2009
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text retell the Lakota legend in which a two young warriors encounter a giant bear known as Mato, and were saved with the "great spirit" reshaped the ground under their feet, creating the landform known as the Devils Tower.

Jade and iron

Latin American tales from two cultures
1996
Collection of stories drawn from the traditions of the Native and Latin cultures of Latin America.

The fifth and final sun

an ancient Aztec myth of the sun's origin
1994
For hundreds and hundreds of years different gods take turns being the Sun, with unsatisfactory results, until Nanautzin takes the position permanently.

Little Red Riding Hood

2011
On her way to deliver a basket of food to her sick grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood encounters a sly wolf.

Cinderella

2011
A humorous retelling of the classic fairy tale "Cinderella," in which a young girl's life changes forever in one evening thanks to a fairy godmother and a handsome prince.

Pandemonium and parade

Japanese monsters and the culture of y?kai
2009
Examines the history and social significance of y?kai--preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore--to the Japanese culture, and discusses natural histories in the seventeenth century to popular media in the twenty-first century.

King Arthur

the dream of a golden age
1990
Provides information about the origin and perpetuation of the King Arthur myth, and presents 120 illustrations that depict the many themes engendered by the Arthurian legends.

Brendan the Navigator

a history mystery about the discovery of America
1998
Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Up-south, autumn

folk stories whispered on the wind and seen through the leaves
2011

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