« Avant qu’il y ait quoi que ce soit au monde, avant que les eaux recouvrent tout puis se retirent, avant qu’il y ait sur la terre des animaux, dans l’air des oiseaux, dans la mer des poissons, des baleines et des phoques, il y avait un...
Myths and folk tales
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Author:Reid, Bill, Bringhurst, Robert, Lévi-Strauss, Claude, Therrien, Joanne, Le Gall, HuguetteSummary: - Author:Brouillette, DanielSummary:
L'auteur de la série à succès Bine récidive avec un troisième tome de la collection Couche-toi moins niaiseux, un livre pour permettre de discerner le vrai du faux dans les mythes et fausses croyances véhiculés par les...
- Author:King, ThomasSummary:
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect...
- Author:George, ThomasSummary:
A creature of myth and magic emerging from the mist-shrouded forests of the Northwest, Coyote appears as a creator, messenger, hero, trickster, fool or shapeshifter. Always on the lookout for fun, mischief or the opportunity to help...
- Author:Varner, Gary R.Summary:
Varner brings together a medley of stories, myths and folklore, sharing a fascination and respect for humankind's early and contemporary cultures and wondering at similarities across the board. Here, he focuses on "Little People" and...
- Author:Frolick, LarrySummary:
For over 50,000 years, the Great Hunt has shaped human existence, creating a vital spiritual reality where people, animals, and the land share intimate bonds. In this compelling book, Larry Frolick takes the reader deep into one of the...
- Author:Smallman, ShawnSummary:
In the traditional Algonquian world, the windigo is the spirit of selfishness, which can transform a person into a murderous cannibal. Native peoples over a vast stretch of North America—from Virginia in the south to Labrador in the...
- Author:Pellerin, FredSummary:
Dans mon village, il y a belle Lurette..., c'est une suite de légendes mystérieuses, autant chargées d'amour que d'humour, qui sont venues à moi par la bouche de ma grand-mère. Plongeant dans le passé de mon village...
- Author:Leduc, AmandaSummary:
Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty? If every disabled character is mocked and mistreated, how does the Beast ever imagine a happily-ever-after? Amanda Leduc looks at...
- Author:Loe, Erlend, Bartlett, Don, Shaw, DonSummary:
A Guardian Book of the Year and Chapters/Indigo Best Book A bestseller in Scandinavia -- Doppler is the enchanting, subversive, and very unusual story about one man and his moose. This beguiling modern fable tells the story of a man who...
- Author:Doty, ThomasSummary:
A collection of traditional and original Native American stories from the American West told by master storyteller Thomas Doty. His adventures with Coyote find them journeying into the rich native culture and traditions of Doty's...
- Author:Wardell, JennifferSummary:
Sleeping Beauty never had troubles like this. For most princesses, a sleeping curse means a few inconvenient weeks unconscious and a happily-ever-after with their true love. Elena's curse, however, was designed without a cure,...
- Author:Challenger, Robert JamesSummary:
This collection of short stories is based on traditional values important to us all—respect, cooperation and kindness. Robert James Challenger's illustrations and tales reveal a world of magical birds, fish and other wildlife, who teach...
- Author:Otter, IsabelSummary:
This collection of 20 engaging stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures and reminds readers of everyone's responsibility to care for and respect Earth. In this collection of 20 stories from many global cultures...
- Author:Snorri, SturlusonSummary:
Egil's Saga ... is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrímsson ... an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years c. 850-1000 and traces the family history from Egil's grandfather...
- Author:Micros, MarianneSummary:
Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros' collection Eye. Set in ancient and modern Greece, and in contemporary Europe and North America, these tales tell of evil-eye curses, women healers, ghosts, a changeling...
- Author:Andersen, Hans Christian, Lang, Andrew, Aesop, The Brothers GrimmSummary:
Four timeless anthologies of cherished fables, fairy tales, and bedtime stories from aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, and Andrew Lang. The most enchanting stories of childhood are included in this sweeping collection...
- Author:Levine, Gail CarsonSummary:
Aza's singing is the fairest in all the land, and the most unusual. She can "throw" her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of Ayortha. Aza doesn't possess the...
- Author:Mlynowski, SarahSummary:
A fresh, modern spin on a classic fairy tale-from bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski! In this fresh, funny new middle grade series, bestselling YA author Sarah Mlynowski writes for a younger audience for the first time! In each book,...
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The spirits of Ireland come alive in this nineteenth-century collection of stories, songs, and poems selected and edited by Nobel Prize winner W. B. Yeats. Lose yourself in these supernatural tales of mischievous fairies, changelings,...
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