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82) Cinderella
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books Children's
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee pourquoi folktale. The earth was cold and dark but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?
85) The mitten
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.
91) Epossumondas
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
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
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
96) The crane wife
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Gathers together themes and stories from every part of the globe to show how myths share many common patterns, and how through them the human imagination is expressed in all its diversity. Images drawn from all cultures help explain what is important about these myths, their symbols, and the stories they tell. A directory at the end of the book summarizes the principal types of myth from around the world.
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