| Descript |
191 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm |
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Lonely Planet kids |
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Lonely Planet kids.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- AFRICA: The creation of the world -- The tale of the ghosts and the flutes -- The story of the bat and sun -- Anansi and the box of stories -- EUROPE: The Selkies -- The fisherman and his wife -- Athena, Arachne, and the dueling looms -- ASIA: Ganesh -- Pangu and Nuwa -- Nyai Loro Kidul, queen of the sea -- OCEANIA: The legend of Māui -- Uluru -- The rainbow serpent -- THE AMERICAS: Coyote steals fire for the people -- The white buffalo calf woman -- The legend of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl -- The hero twins visit the Underworld -- The Mapinguary -- El Alicanto -- THE ARCTIC: Sedna, the mother of the sea -- Neikija and the Northern Lights. |
| Summary |
Retells twenty-one myths and legends from around the world, including tales featuring gods and goddesses, talking fish, and clever spiders. |
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Mythology -- Juvenile literature.
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Legends -- Juvenile literature.
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Mythology.
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Folklore.
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Legends.
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Illustrated works.
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| Add Author |
Iredale, Julia, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781788683081 |
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1788683080 |
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9781788683074 |
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1788683072 |
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