Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

In this collection of three tales set in ancient lands, an Egyptian servant girl must outwit an evil priest; a Babylonian slave boy fights for freedom; and a Minoan prince runs afoul of a proud goddess.

A sailor continues the work of others in creating the illuminated Book of Kells.

A proud Minoan prince challenges the Goddess Diktynna, who first offers him rewards for his courage but then threatens to destroy Thera, his homeland, when his boasting angers her.

Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a "proper senorita," Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent.

A retelling of three tales from the "Arabian Nights" including "Aladdin," "The Queen of the Serpents," and "Ubar, the lost city of Brass.".

A retelling of the myth of Medusa, turned by Athena's curse into a gorgon whose gaze turned men to stone, and Perseus' quest to vanquish her in order to save his mother's life.

With the help of a mysterious maiden, a mute birdcatcher saves a village from the plundering of a sly bandit.

A retelling of three Arabian nights tales: Aladdin, The Queen of the Serpents, and The Lost city of Ubar.

Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a "proper se?orita, " Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent.

A young weaver in twelfth-century China saves her people from drought and foreign invasion by weaving the imperial dragon's robe.