| Edition |
First Amer. edition. |
| Description |
108 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: The Orchard book of mythical birds & beasts. London : Orchard, c1996. |
| Summary |
Retells a variety of traditional tales featuring such mythical creatures as the mermaid, unicorn, and phoenix. |
| Contents |
Contents: Pegasus: The chimera (The horse that could fly) [Greek myth] -- The mermaid (Don't ever look at a mermaid) [English story from Cornwall] -- The unicorn (The Unicorn who walks alone) [traditional European story] -- The thunderbird (The green-clawed thunderbird) [Native American tale] -- The dragon (The fish at Dragon's Gate) [story from China] -- The sea serpent (Jamie and the biggest, first, and father of all sea serpents [Scandinavian story told in the Orkney Islands] -- The feathered snake (How music came to the world) [story from Central America and Mexico] -- The minotaur (The one and only minotaur) [Greek myth] -- The naga (Three fabulous eggs) [story from Burma] -- The phoenix (Bird of the Sun) [Egyptian story]. |
| Subject |
Tales.
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Mythical animals -- Folklore.
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Folklore.
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Mythology.
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| Added Author |
Ray, Jane, 1960- illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Orchard book of mythical birds & beasts
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Mythical birds and beasts from many lands |
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Birds & beasts from many lands |
| ISBN |
0525457887 hardcover |
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9780525457886 hardcover |
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