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Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
1st Aladdin Books ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
M
Physical Desc
[46] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2
Publisher
Lippincott
Pub. Date
c1984
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 100 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, ""jump"" stories, and scary songs.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1981
Physical Desc
111 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings
8) Epossumondas
Author
Series
Epossumondas volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Physical Desc
115 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, haunts, superstitions, monsters, and horrible scary things.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Reillustrated edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
J
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story! Newly reillustrated, this classic I Can Read full of spooky stories is perfect for beginning readers who love a bit of a scare. Victor Rivas's silly and spooky art will introduce a new generation to stories inspired by traditional folktales like "The Teeth," "In the Graveyard," "The Green Ribbon," "In A Dark, Dark Room," "The Night It Rained," "The Pirate," and "The Ghost of John."...
14) Aesop's fables
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
87 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Title on accompanying disc: The people could fly : an American-African folktale.Narrated by James Earl Jones and Virginia Hamilton. Pea-pod man: Raven the creator -- Finding night: Quat the creator -- Endless sea of mud: Death the creator -- Bursting from the hen's egg: Phan Ku the creator -- Traveling to form the world: Old Man the creator -- First man becomes the devil: Ulgen the creator -- Turtle dives to the bottom of the sea: Earth Starter the...
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.
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