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Raven brings back the sun

a tale from Canada
2015
"In the far north of Canada, daylight disappears for much of the year. This Inuit legend describes how the First People of Canada explained the sun's return to their remote lands"--Provided by the publisher.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

2014
Retells the story of the Pied Piper who pipes a village free of rats, but when the villagers refuse to pay him for his services, he exacts a terrible revenge.

The maid of the mist

2015
This graphic novel tells the story of a Native American woman who is transformed into a legendary Thunder Being.

Puss in boots

2011
A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

The wolf and the seven kids

2015
When six of her seven kids are swallowed by a wicked wolf, Old Mother Goat devises a way to rescue them.

Beauty and the beast

2012
"Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast"--Provided by publisher.

The elves and the shoemaker

2007
Lift-the-flap pages accompany the story of a group of elves who help a shoemaker and his wife, who in turn repay the elves with kindness.

Se?or Cat's romance and other favorite stories from Latin American

2001
A collection of popular tales told to young children in places such as Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

The story of the Great Bear

2016
Introduces the constellation Ursa Major to young readers and discusses the myths it is named after.

The wolf & the seven kids

2014
When six of her seven kids are swallowed by a wicked wolf, Old Mother Goat devises a way to rescue them.

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