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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology by
In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging chronicle, a book unrivaled in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windingo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis.
From Sea to Shining Sea by
A compilation of more than 140 folk songs, tales, poems, and stories telling the history of America and reflecting its multicultural society.
Fairy Tales by
Cinderella -- The sleeping beauty in the forest -- Beauty and the beast -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Rapunzel -- Snow White -- Aladdin and the enchanted lamp -- Little Red Riding Hood -- The fire-bird -- Hansel and Gretel -- Frog prince -- The wild swans.
Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings by
This Library of America volume, with its companion, brings together for the first time all of the best writing of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most significant twentieth-century American writers, in one authoritative set. "Folklore is the arts of the people," Hurston wrote, "before they find out that there is any such thing as art." A pioneer of African-American ethnography who did graduate study in anthropology with the renowned Franz Boas, Hurston devoted herself to preserving the black folk heritage.
African American Folktales by
Included are fictional tales, legends, myths, and personal experience narratives. These exemplify the vast diversity of African American culture and language.
African Folktales by
The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages--from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there.
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women by
Native American scholar, literary critic, poet, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen, who is herself a Laguna Pueblo-Sioux Indian, became increasingly aware in her academic career that the writings of Native Americans, especially women, have been marginalized by the Western literary canon. Allen set out to understand why this was so and, more importantly, to remedy the situation.
A Coyote Reader by
Wily, raunchy, and heroic. A trickster, lecher, and supreme survivor. Such is the magical Coyote, that mythic Native American figure whose various roles are recounted here in a wonderful selection of poetry and stories.
Grandfathers Speak by
Rich in cultural significance, each title in this bestselling series includes a collection of 20 to 30 tales together with an introduction and a historical overview that give the reader compelling insights into the culture, the folk literature, and the lives of the people in the region.
Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest by
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs.
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by
This is a beautiful treasury of some of the most famous stories of the Brothers Grimm, reproduced in their original form. Among many others, the stories include: “The Travelling Musicians” (illustrated by Oliver Jeffers), “The Golden Bird” (illustrated by Quentin Blake), “Tom Thumb” (illustrated by Raymond Briggs), “Snow-Drop” (illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark), “The Frog-Prince” (illustrated by Axel Scheffler), and “Ashputtel” (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury).
Deaf Culture Fairy Tales by
Designed for the reader who uses American Sign Language or wants to learn about sign language and Deaf culture, each story takes unexpected and fun turns, always with a lesson in mind. Classics in this book include Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Three Little Pigs, Beauty and the Beast, and many others. Also included are signed songs and poems one can play with in sign language.
Fairy Tales from Many Lands by
This enchanting collection of fairy tales from around the world includes some well-known, and some lesser known, magical tales. From England comes the tale of Jack the Giant-Killer, from France Sleeping Beauty—but there’s also the Cesarino and the Dragon from Italy, The Adventures of Little Peachling from Japan, and The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens from Serbiaby the unmistakable illustrations of Arthur Rackham.
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story by 
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