legends

"In this high-intrest accesible novel for middle readers, four young teens find themeselves in serious danger during a role-playing game in a supposedly abandoned hospital"--Publisher.

"[Presents] historical legends and their background, for children"--Provided by publisher.

The tales of wishes made and then regretted begin with the arrival of a stranger, who says his name is Thaddeus Blinn, in the New England village of Coven Tree - where people are "no strangers to magic." The time is a turn-of-the-century past when folks still took their legends seriously. During the annual Church Social,Blinn sets up a tent and sells magical wishing cards - then leaves as mysteriously as he arrived. The use of the wishing cards produces three tales of magic...

Presents retellings of Greek myths.

Tales of vampires living in the midst of humans have existed for centuries. Readers can judge the truth in these tales as they follow one story of a suspected vampire that, allegedly, really happened in the 1700s in Serbia.

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

An exploration of pirate legends, covering Treasure Island, pirate punishments, Blackbeard, Barbarossa, and more.

Explores the legend of Johnny Appleseed, covering who John Chapman was, what he did, myths about him, and more.

"It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy. But, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears . . ."--Dust jacket.

Explains some of the myths and legends of Africa, covering deities and spiritual beings, invisible worlds, heroes, magical powers, ogres and giants, death and the afterlife, and more. Presented in Spanish.