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A world full of spooky stories / written by Angela McAllister ; illustrated by Madalina Andronic.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780711241480
  • 0711241481
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2 23
Contents:
Into the woods. Hansel and Gretel (Germany) -- Grandfather's eyes (Czech Republic) --Vasilissa the beautiful (Russia) -- The treasure thief (Egypt) -- Little Red Riding Hood (Germany) -- Down by the water. The story of the Yara (Brazil) -- The cold lady (Japan) -- The bunyip (Australia) -- The snake prince (India) -- Morag and the water horse (Scotland) -- Enchanted places. Tam Lin (Scotland) -- The dance of death (Canada) -- The lady of the lake (Wales) -- The water witch (France) -- The maiden in the pagoda (China) --The talking skull (West Africa) -- Strangers at the door. The enchanted apple tree (France) -- The blacksmith and the demon (Russia) -- The girl and the chenoo (Native American (Passamaquoddy)) -- The horned women (Ireland) -- The blind man and the demons (Korea) -- The clever goldsmith (Syria) -- In farm and field. Yallery Brown (England) -- Old Nick and the girl (Norway) -- The elder tree witch (England) -- The snake (India) -- The bogey beast (England) -- Home of the spirits. The spirit of the singing house (Canada (Inuit)) -- The ghost land (Alaska) -- Herne the hunter (England) -- The night on the battlefield (China) -- Graveyard. Teig O'Kane and the corpse (Ireland) -- The grave mound (Germany) -- The place where there were no graves (Egypt) -- The ghost and the moneybox (Iceland) -- Counting out the bodies (Bermuda) -- Upon the ocean, under the sea. The giantess and the stone boat (Iceland) -- The sea goblins (New Zealand) -- The sea nymph (Sweden) -- The specter ship (Germany) -- The seal wife (Scotland) -- Frozen lands. The red skeleton (Alaska) -- The ice king (Canada (Mi'Kmaq)) -- The guest (Canada) -- In castle hall. Esteban and the ghost (Spain) -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (England) -- Rumpelstiltskin (Germany). On a mountain path. The old ogre (Tibet) -- Amin and the ghoul (Persia) -- The girl who turned to stone (Chile).
Summary: Travel around a world full of spooky stories from all over the globe.
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Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 398.2 MCA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 105317
Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 398.2 MCA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 922356
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"50 tales to make your spine tingle"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 126-127).

Into the woods. Hansel and Gretel (Germany) -- Grandfather's eyes (Czech Republic) --Vasilissa the beautiful (Russia) -- The treasure thief (Egypt) -- Little Red Riding Hood (Germany) -- Down by the water. The story of the Yara (Brazil) -- The cold lady (Japan) -- The bunyip (Australia) -- The snake prince (India) -- Morag and the water horse (Scotland) -- Enchanted places. Tam Lin (Scotland) -- The dance of death (Canada) -- The lady of the lake (Wales) -- The water witch (France) -- The maiden in the pagoda (China) --The talking skull (West Africa) -- Strangers at the door. The enchanted apple tree (France) -- The blacksmith and the demon (Russia) -- The girl and the chenoo (Native American (Passamaquoddy)) -- The horned women (Ireland) -- The blind man and the demons (Korea) -- The clever goldsmith (Syria) -- In farm and field. Yallery Brown (England) -- Old Nick and the girl (Norway) -- The elder tree witch (England) -- The snake (India) -- The bogey beast (England) -- Home of the spirits. The spirit of the singing house (Canada (Inuit)) -- The ghost land (Alaska) -- Herne the hunter (England) -- The night on the battlefield (China) -- Graveyard. Teig O'Kane and the corpse (Ireland) -- The grave mound (Germany) -- The place where there were no graves (Egypt) -- The ghost and the moneybox (Iceland) -- Counting out the bodies (Bermuda) -- Upon the ocean, under the sea. The giantess and the stone boat (Iceland) -- The sea goblins (New Zealand) -- The sea nymph (Sweden) -- The specter ship (Germany) -- The seal wife (Scotland) -- Frozen lands. The red skeleton (Alaska) -- The ice king (Canada (Mi'Kmaq)) -- The guest (Canada) -- In castle hall. Esteban and the ghost (Spain) -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (England) -- Rumpelstiltskin (Germany). On a mountain path. The old ogre (Tibet) -- Amin and the ghoul (Persia) -- The girl who turned to stone (Chile).

Travel around a world full of spooky stories from all over the globe.

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