superstition

Presents an introduction to the folk customs of North America, examining stories and traditions related to love and marriage, pregnancy and birth, death and the afterlife, weather lore, luck, and predictions for the future.

Describes some of the unique rituals and superstitions of the NHL, exploring how players and teams have gone to great lengths to ensure the gods of fate and fame are on their side during a big game.

Details superstitions about animals held in a variety of cultures in different epochs.

The last place in the world Bree wants to spend her summer is at Midnight Lake. There's no cell reception, no shopping, and no normal food! To make matters worse, Bree's Aunt Hedda seems determined to make Bree's stay with her as miserable as possible. Aunt Hedda's superstitions and cooking are weird to begin with. Everyone in town seems to think her aunt is crazy, but when Bree starts hearing strange night music and finds bones washed up on shore, she starts to wonder if her aunt might just be right. And then there's Quin, the mischievous, brooding local boy who seems to be hiding a secret of his own. Now Bree must uncover the secrets of Midnight Lake before she, or someone she cares about, becomes its next victim.

A collection of seventeen original poems about superstitions, including walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, and knocking on wood. Includes notes about the superstitions.

Upon superstitious headmaster Mordred's orders, the returning students and new lasses of Dragon Slayers' Academy deck themselves in lucky charms on Friday the thirteenth, but luck may not help when a wicked dragon arrives seeking revenge.

Willy doesn't believe in any of his grandmother's superstitions, until he ventures down by the Big Swamp one dark night and comes to realize how smart Grandma is.

Examines the truth as well as the false premises behind a variety of things children are told by their parents, covering warnings about crossed eyes, the causes of acne, whether an elephant can actually forget, and more.

Seventeen animal superstitions are interpreted in collages. Historical notes explain their origins.

Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.