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Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

1997.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 31 cm

Language

English

Description

In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world.

2) Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale

Author

Language

English

Description

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

3) Monkey: a trickster tale from India

Author

Series

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2011.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

4) The stonecutter: a Japanese folk tale

Author

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

1975.

Physical Desc

31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

Not even the mightiest mountain is immune to a determined stonecutter.

5) Zomo the Rabbit: a trickster tale from West Africa

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

[1992]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

6) Jabuti the tortoise: a trickster tale from the Amazon

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2001]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

7) Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, Read-a-long

Description

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

8) Raven: a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

[1993]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

9) Coyote: a trickster tale from the American Southwest

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Language

English

Description