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Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
38 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 32 cm
Description
In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky. There he finds the Chief of the Heavens who keeps the light in a box. By transforming himself into a pine needle, clever Weget tricks the Chief and escapes with the daylight back down to Earth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Description
"Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
49) The three bears
Pub. Date
[1972]
Physical Desc
[32] p. col. illus. 27 cm.
Description
Three bears return from a walk and find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Formats
Description
A funny and contemporary illustrated fairy tale about a strong heroine who saves the day, perfect for early readers. Brave Dulcinea has known since she was small not to enter the dangerous magic forest where the witch has her castle. But her father hasn't come home from collecting blueberries for her birthday pancakes. Did the witch cast a spell on him?
Dulcinea must brave the dark forest and sneak into the witch's castle to steal the spell book and...
52) Mouse & lion
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Presents an adaptation of Aesop's classic tale about an unlikely friendship between a mouse and a lion in which an act of mercy proves to be a lifesaving gesture.
54) Hansel & Gretel
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
A simplified version of the traditional tale in which Hansel and Gretel become lost in the woods and find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
Author
Description
"A guide to cryptids of the United States and the local communities that celebrate them"--
From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallygaster, Ocker uncovers the bizarre stories of creatures from all fifty states. He investigates the ways in which communities embrace and celebrate their local cryptids, creating a fascinating tour through American folklore and history. In exploring the stories we tell about monsters, he examines what those...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
x, 292 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature's ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume this rich food source. From the enigmatic dung-rolling beetles to bat guano and giant elephant droppings, dung creates a miniature ecosystem to be explored...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (16 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. From run-ins with the Sheriff of Nottingham to gathering the merry men in Sherwood Forest, this abbreviated collection of Robin Hood's most notable exploits both delights and educates while an included read-along featurette promotes literacy.
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