Download or read book Great Rabbit and the Long tailed Wildcat written by and published by Albert Whitman. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Indian folktale explains why the wildcat has a stubby tail.
Download or read book Terrible Tales of Native America written by Clare Hibbert and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 1900-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mythology of Native Americans is filled with clever creatures, such as Great Rabbit and Coyote, using their wits to overcome adversity. A reverence for nature, especially animals, is key to understanding these timeless tales. Readers will love the fun way these famous stories are presented, with humor and vivid illustrations. "Believe it or not!" boxes offer more facts about Native American cultures.
Download or read book Myths and Hero Tales written by Agnes Regan Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-11-25 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-stop cross-cultural selective guide to recent retellings of myths and hero tales for children and young adults will enable teachers and library media specialists to select comparative myths and tales from various, mostly non-European cultures. The focus is on stories from Native America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Oceania. The Guide contains extensively annotated entries on 189 books of retellings of myths and hero tales, both ancient and modern, from around the world published between 1985 and 1996. Represented are 1,455 stories suitable for use with young people from mid-elementary through high school. The entries, arranged alphabetically by writer, contain complete bibliographic data, age and grade levels, and evaluative annotations. Seven indexes—title, author, illustrator, culture, story type, name, and grade level—make searching easy. The story type index will enable teachers to select comparative myths and tales from different cultures on more than 50 types of myths and hero tales. Among the many myth types cited are origin of human beings and the world, comparative social customs and rituals, natural and heavenly phenomena, animal appearance and behavior, searches and quests, and tricksters. Among the hero tale types are fools and buffoons, kings and queens, warriors, monster slayers, important female figures, magicians, voyagers and adventurers, and spiritual leaders. The Guide concludes with a bibliography of retellings published earlier that have come to be considered standard works.
Download or read book Monstrous Myths Terrible Tales of Native America written by Clare Hibbert and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into a world of heroes, monsters and death-defying deeds! This book collects together rip-roaring adventure stories and larger-than-life myths from Native America. You'll discover: • How the thunderbirds went to war against the wicked water monster, Unktehi • How the bird-winged bully, Man-Eagle, met his fiery end • How sneaky Great Rabbit outwitted Wildcat and escaped the cooking pot • And much more! Perfect for all young history lovers, aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Monstrous Myths retells traditional myths with a child-friendly emphasis on scary and weird elements. These humorous, cheeky and irreverent books are jam-packed with real facts about the beliefs of ancient cultures. Featuring witty, anarchic cartoons, this series makes history accessible and fun for young readers.
Download or read book American Indian Myths and Legends written by Richard Erdoes and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Download or read book The Storyteller s Sourcebook written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition provides descriptions of folktales and references to more than 700 published sources of folktales. The new edition covers folktales from 1983-1999. Both editions include thorough indexing by subject, motif, title, ethnic group and country of origin and a comprehensive bibliography.
Download or read book Kaleidoscope written by Rosalinda Benavides Barrera and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicultural literature for elementary and middle school.
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Download or read book Print written by Martha T. Mooney and published by H. W. Wilson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Excerpts from and citations to reviews of more than 8,000 books each year, from 109 publications. - Electronic version with expanded coverage, and retrospective version available, see p. 5 and p. 31. - Pricing: Service Basis-Books.
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