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ISBN: 9781571280985
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Myths and Folktales was conceived not only as a source of recreational reading but as a means of providing a foundation that can add immeasurably to what E.D. Hirsch calls cultural literacy. Today's conversations and various forms of entertainment, including reading, are rife with all manner of literary and historical references. It's a highly satisfying experience when a reference to King Midas, Paul Bunyan, Beowulf, or the Pied Piper snaps smartly into the brain's store of knowledge. It's a feeling our students should be allowed to savor and enjoy. Following each story are challenging activities that will add to the overall enjoyment and contribute to the cultural literacy goal. Interest level 9 and up.
Myths and Folktales from Many Lands
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ISBN: 9781571280985
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Myths and Folktales was conceived not only as a source of recreational reading but as a means of providing a foundation that can add immeasurably to what E.D. Hirsch calls cultural literacy. Today's conversations and various forms of entertainment, including reading, are rife with all manner of literary and historical references. It's a highly satisfying experience when a reference to King Midas, Paul Bunyan, Beowulf, or the Pied Piper snaps smartly into the brain's store of knowledge. It's a feeling our students should be allowed to savor and enjoy. Following each story are challenging activities that will add to the overall enjoyment and contribute to the cultural literacy goal. Interest level 9 and up.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571280985
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Myths and Folktales was conceived not only as a source of recreational reading but as a means of providing a foundation that can add immeasurably to what E.D. Hirsch calls cultural literacy. Today's conversations and various forms of entertainment, including reading, are rife with all manner of literary and historical references. It's a highly satisfying experience when a reference to King Midas, Paul Bunyan, Beowulf, or the Pied Piper snaps smartly into the brain's store of knowledge. It's a feeling our students should be allowed to savor and enjoy. Following each story are challenging activities that will add to the overall enjoyment and contribute to the cultural literacy goal. Interest level 9 and up.
The Orchard Book of Magical Tales
Author: Margaret Mayo
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9781846165290
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
In these 14 magical stories from around the world, you can read about the princess who climbs out of a lemon, the king who wants only to touch the moon, and the three golden apples which can bring a princess back to life.
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9781846165290
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
In these 14 magical stories from around the world, you can read about the princess who climbs out of a lemon, the king who wants only to touch the moon, and the three golden apples which can bring a princess back to life.
Myths from Many Lands
Author: Julia Darrow Cowles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Holling Clancy Holling's Stories from Many Lands
Author: Holling Clancy Holling
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486496341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Filled with beautiful color illustrations, three tenderhearted tales by a Caldecott honoree offer enchanting glimpses of foreign cultures: Little Big-Bye-and-Bye, which takes place in an Indian pueblo; Choo-Me-Shoo, a tale of Eskimo life; and the jungle story Rum-Tum-Tummy.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486496341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Filled with beautiful color illustrations, three tenderhearted tales by a Caldecott honoree offer enchanting glimpses of foreign cultures: Little Big-Bye-and-Bye, which takes place in an Indian pueblo; Choo-Me-Shoo, a tale of Eskimo life; and the jungle story Rum-Tum-Tummy.
Folk Tales from Many Lands
Author: Lilian Gask
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781429786393
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Originally published in 1919. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781429786393
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Originally published in 1919. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
Ancient Tales from Many Lands
Author: Rachel Mary Fleming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Tales from Silver Lands
Author: Charles Joseph Finger
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590424479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590424479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
Myths and Legends of Many Lands
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land
Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A collection of folktales from different regions of the United States.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A collection of folktales from different regions of the United States.
The Lore of the Land
Author: Jennifer Westwood
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past.