Around the world in 80 tales

Saviour Pirotta

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Subjects
Genres
Folk tales
Published
Boston : Kingfisher 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Saviour Pirotta (-)
Other Authors
Richard Johnson, 1976- (illustrator)
Physical Description
176 paes : color illustrations ; 31 cm
ISBN
9780753413470
9780753459997
  • North America: The more the Merrier (U.S.)
  • The white bear (Canada)
  • The three spells (Sioux)
  • The owl battle (Hawaii)
  • Anansi and the plantains (Jamaica)
  • Brer Rabbit goes fishing (African-American, U.S.)
  • The charcoal seller's son (Cuba)
  • The half chick (Puerto Rico)
  • Red ant, black ant (Mexico)
  • The golden horseshoe (Guatemala)
  • South America: The rainbow snake (Venezuela)
  • The lost friend (Colombia)
  • Two for you, three for me (Ecuador)
  • Wish upon a star (Peru)
  • The armadillo's song (Bolivia)
  • Toad in the hole (Paraguay)
  • The three oranges (Brazil)
  • The man in the moon (Argentina)
  • The monk's treasure (Chile)
  • Europe: Cap l' rushes (England)
  • The selkie wife (Scotland)
  • The island of fiaries (Wales)
  • The giant's caseway (Ireland)
  • A real princess (Denmark)
  • Three billy goats gruff (Norway)
  • Nail soup (Sweden)
  • The gift of the sun (Finland)
  • The laziest boy in the world (Estonia)
  • The fighting fisherman (Latvia)
  • The mermaid's marriage (Lithuania)
  • The czar's wedding ring (Russia)
  • Thirsty are the reeds (Hungary)
  • The dreadful dragon (Poland)
  • Keeping secrets (Romania)
  • Orfeo in the underworld (Bulgaria)
  • The pirates' punishment (Greece)
  • Green figs, purple figs (Malta)
  • The silver goose (Italy)
  • The herdsman's song (Switzerland)
  • The frog's wedding (Austria)
  • The dwarf's gift (Germany)
  • Hans, the hero of Haarlem (Netherlands)
  • The lace makers of Bruges (Belgium)
  • The miller's son (France)
  • A helpful friend (Spain)
  • Roast rooster (Portugal)
  • A sleeve in the soup (Turkey)
  • Africa: Counting chickens (Egypt)
  • The king's best friend (Tunisia)
  • The lion's dinner (Morocco)
  • Secrets are hard to keep (Sudan)
  • White pebbles (Ethiopia)
  • Dinner for all (Somalia)
  • Rain song (Ghana)
  • By royal command (Nigeria)
  • The rabbit's friend (Kenya)
  • The dancing hyena (Tanzania)
  • The sunbirds (Zimbabwe)
  • The pheasant and the hen (Madagascar)
  • The ostrich's horns (Botswana)
  • The cheetah's cubs (South Africa)
  • Asia: Finders keepers (Israel)
  • Three birds (Saudi Arabia)
  • Precious pearls (Iran)
  • When dreams come true (Afghanistan)
  • The four magicians (India)
  • It's not my fault (Sri Lanka)
  • The dragon princess (China)
  • Evergreen (Mongolia)
  • Big brother, little brother (South Korea)
  • The crocodile bridge (Japan)
  • The parrot's problem (Thailand)
  • Food for the emperor (Vietnam)
  • A birthday surprise (Philippines)
  • The secret in the package (Malaysia)
  • Clever friends (Indonesia)
  • Australasia: Boomerang (Aboriginal, Australia)
  • The kiwi's gift (New Zealand)
  • The turtle's shell (Papua New Guinea)
  • Beware of the shark! (Fiji).