Theme: Myth

Dracula

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

Enter the realm of Count Dracula! Bram Stoker’s masterpiece is adapted for a younger audience with all the sinister intrigue of the original novel.English solicitor Jonathan Harker is on a journey to see a new client—the enigmatic Count Dracula. But when the unfortunate Harker finds himself held prisoner in the count’s remote castle, he must [...]

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Firebird

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

“In the shadow of King Vaslav’s Palace was a marvelous garden, and in the middle of that garden stood a tree that grew apples of solid gold, each one as dazzling as the sun.”Someone is stealing the king’s famous golden apples, and the culprit must be found. The palace gardener spots the luminous Firebird snatching [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Folk Tales From The Soviet Union: The Russian Federation

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011
Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Sindbad’s Secret

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

Sindbad the Sailor has escaped death many times and is planning to live the rest of his life on dry land. But the sea beckons, and he sets out for one final adventure. As he sails from a beautiful far-off land where people drink scented tea, a storm destroys the ship. Sindbad finds refuge on [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Folklore, Iran, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

La Flor de Oro: Un Mito Taino de Puerto Rico (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

Nina Jaffe’s acclaimed retelling of an indigenous creation myth about the birth of Puerto Rico, The Golden Flower, is available for the first time in Spanish. Her account of the Taíno’s legend draws the reader to the island before the Spaniards arrived. The Taínos called their beloved island, Boriquén. This is their story of how [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto Rico » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Daughter of Earth: A Roman Myth

By Book Importer | Published: May 28, 2010

Alone in a meadow one day, Proserpina is happily gathering flowers for her mother when she spies a blossom more beautiful than any she has ever seen. Moments later, she is gone–kidnapped by Pluto, lord of the Underworld, who wants to make her his bride. Sorrowing, Cres wanders her domain, searching for her lost child. [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Emerald Lizard (World Storytelling)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For the past three decades, Pleasant DeSpain has explored Latin America,_its countries, countrysides, customs, cultures, and especially, its stories. While his repertoire of traditional world folktales includes narratives from almost every culture around the globe, DeSpain’s talent shines even brighter when relating the legends from Latin America. His exploration of the heart and soul of [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Night of the Stars

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The hero is a simple peasant who does not like the night because it is dark. Every evening he complains to the night, who can do nothing to change its ways. Finally, the man pokes his finger through the night and makes a star. He finds the effect so wonderful that he creates many more, [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Venezuela » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment