Myths from Many Lands
Myths from Many Lands

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Publisher: [Boston] : Houghton, Mifflin

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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The Children's hour series is a compilation, in ten volumes, of the best classics for children, including fairy tale, folklore, mythology, poetry, biography, adventure, nature study, and romance. This volume contains myths of Greece and Rome, Scandinavia, Japan, the Slavs, and India.

Myths from Many Lands
Myths from Many Lands

Author: Ed Eva March Tappan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-08-06

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1257967134

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Myths are not only as old as the hills, - some of the hills, at least, - but they come from all over the world. It is not at all uncommon to find the same tale in two countries thousands of miles apart. The story of carrying water in a sieve is found in Greece, in Scandinavia, and even in the American folklore of "Uncle Remus." Stories of one-eyed giants are found in Ireland, Greece, and Japan. Sometimes we find many different stories to account for the same fact. The early people of India believed that the moon went out of sight during an eclipse because it was swallowed by a dragon. The Japanese in like manner declared that when the sun disappeared it had hidden itself in a cave. In the first rays of ruddy light reaching up along the horizon at the dawning, the Greeks and Romans saw the rosy fingers of a beautiful goddess...

Holling Clancy Holling's Stories from Many Lands
Holling Clancy Holling's Stories from Many Lands

Author: Holling Clancy Holling

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-21

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0486496341

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Filled with beautiful color illustrations, three tenderhearted tales by a Caldecott honoree offer enchanting glimpses of foreign cultures: Little Big-Bye-and-Bye, which takes place in an Indian pueblo; Choo-Me-Shoo, a tale of Eskimo life; and the jungle story Rum-Tum-Tummy.

Nature Myths of Many Lands
Nature Myths of Many Lands

Author: Florence Virginia Farmer

Publisher:

Published: 1910

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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A collection of 55 nature myths drawn from American, Asian, and European sources.

Myths and Legends from Around the World
Myths and Legends from Around the World

Author: Sandy Shepherd

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9780237516840

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Myths and Legends from Around the World brings together more than 50 vividly illustrated stories from many countries. It goes back in time to Ancient Greece and Rome with tales of gods, goddesses, heroes, demons, dragons and tricksters.

The Lore of the Land
The Lore of the Land

Author: Jennifer Westwood

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 940

ISBN-13:

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Where can you find the 'Devil's footprints'? What happened at the 'hangman's stone'? Did Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, ever really exist? Where was King Arthur laid to rest? Bringing together tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses and lovers' leaps, this magnificent guide will take you on a magical journey through England's legendary past.