Philip, Neil

An anthology of poems that celebrate the American experience, from Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Gwendolyn Brooks to Native American songs, anthems, and traditional spirituals.

A celebration of English verse. Includes poems by William Blake, Christopher Smart, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, Walter de la Mare, Eleanor Farjeon, Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, and many others.

An illustrated exploration of over fifty of the world's myths and legends, grouped in the categories of Egypt, Sumeria, Iran, Greece and Rome, Northern Europe, Celtic, the Carribean, North America, Central America, Australia, Polynesia, India, China, and Japan.

The knight Gawain recounts the adventures of King Arthur and his fellow members of the Round Table, his own battle with the Green Knight, his marriage, and the final days before the fall of Camelot.

Presents a collection of seven Jewish folk tales by late eighteenth-century Ukrainian Rabbi, Nahman Ben Simha including "The Pirate Princess, " "The Fixer, " "The Turkey Prince, " and others.

Presents descriptions and illustrations of myths and legends from different cultures around the world. Includes stories describing the origins of the universe, interactions between gods and people, and visions of the apocalypse.

Retells many American Indian myths, especially those which deal with the mystery of life and death, and the beginning and the end of the world.

An illustrated collection of traditional rhymes and modern poems on a variety of subjects.

A new telling of the ancient Greek fable in which the wishes of a greedy king are granted.

Presents ancient myths of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, Oceania, and America, contextual information on the cultures from which they sprang, and discussion of the interplay between myths and spirituality, society, geography, and the stars.