[Juvenile Nonfiction]
[Juvenile Fiction]
[Nonprint Media]
[Adult Nonfiction]
Juvenile
Nonfiction
Atalanta's Race : A Greek Myth. Illustrated by Alexander
Koshkin. New York: Clarion, 1995.
City! New York. Photographs by George Ancona. 1st ed. New York:
Macmillan, 1990.
Introduces the history, geography, cultural life and
attractions of the city known as the Big Apple
City! San Francisco. Photographs by George Ancona. 1st ed. New
York: Macmillan, 1990.
Describes San Francisco's history, sights and attractions,
and people.
City! Washington. Photographs by George Ancona. 1st ed. New
York: Macmillan, 1991.
Describes the building, history and significant sights of
Washington, D. C.
The Egyptian Cinderella. Illustrated by Ruth Heller. 1st ed. New
-3.
In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth
century B. C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by
the Pharaoh to be his queen. Reviews at Barnes & Noble
Investigating Birds. Logan, Iowa: Perfection Learning, 1993.
Features books: King of the Birds by Climo;
The Birdalphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta. Uses popular
children's books as a base to extend children's understanding of
birds.
The Irish Cinderlad. Illustrated by Loretta Krupinski.
1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Grades K-2.
Becan, a poor boy belittled by his stepmother and
stepsisters, rescues a princess in distress after meeting a magical
bull. Reviews at Barnes &
Noble
King of the Birds. Illustrated by Ruth Heller. 1st ed. New York:
Crowell, 1988.
When chaos reigns among the birds, Owl declares a contest to
determine who shall be king.
Korean Cinderella. Illustrated by Ruth Heller. 1st ed. New York:
HarperCollins, 1993. Grades K-5.
In this version of Cinderella set in ancient Korea, Pear
Blossom, a stepchild, eventually comes to be chosen by the magistrate to
be his wife. Reviews at Barnes & Noble
The Match Between the Winds. Illustrated by Roni Shepherd. 1st
ed. New York: Macmillan, 1991.
In the sky above Borneo, the East Wind and the West Wind
engage in a contest to see which of them can move Kodok the tree frog
from his palm tree. Folklore
The Persian Cinderella. Art by Robert Florczak. 1st ed. New York:
HarperCollins, 1999. Grades K-4.
A retelling of the traditional Persian tale in which
Settareh, neglected and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, finds
her life transformed with the help of a little blue jug. Iran
Folklore. Reviews at Barnes
& Noble
Piskies, Spriggans, and Other Magical Beings : Tales from the
Droll-teller. Illustrated by Joyce Audy dos Santos. 1st ed. New
York: Crowell, 1981.
Retells nine tales about the mortals and magical beings who
reside in Cornwall. A discussion of the various magical ones follows
each selection. Cornwall (England)
A Pride of Princesses : Princess Tales From Around the World.
Collected, retold and annotated by Shirley Climo; illustrated by Angelo
Tillery. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.
Presents retellings of seldom-heard princess tales, featuring
such heroines as White Jade, Gulnara and Vasilisa the Frog Princess.
Folklore
A Serenade of Mermaids : Mermaid Tales From Around the World.
Collected, retold and annotated by Shirley Climo; illustrated by Lisa
Falkenstern. Newly ill. Harper Trophy ed. New York: HarperTrophy, 1999.
Grades 3-5.
Mermaid folklore from Ireland, Alaska, Greece, Switzerland,
Iceland, Japan, Scotland and New England. Reviews at Barnes & Noble
Someone Saw a Spider : Spider Facts and Folktales. Illustrated by
Dirk Zimmer. 1st ed. New York: Crowell, 1985.
A collection of myths, folklore, and superstitions about
spiders from around the world, with some facts about how they live.
Stolen Thunder : A Norse Myth. Illustrated by Alexander Koshkin.
New York: Clarion, 1994.
Retells the Norse myth about the God of Thunder and his
recovery of his magic hammer, Mjolnir, from the Frost Giant, Thrym.
Norse mythology.
Treasury of Mermaids : Mermaid Tales From Around the World.
Collected and retold by Shirley Climo; illustrations by Jean and
Mou-sien Tseng. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Folklore from Ireland, Alaska, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland,
Japan, Heberdes Island, Scotland, New Zealand.
A Treasury of Princess Tales : Princess Tales From Around the
World. Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. 1st ed. New York:
HarperCollins, 1996. Grades 2-5.
Presents retellings of seldom-heard princess tales,
featuring heroines as White Jade, Gulnara, and Vasilisa the Frog
Princess. Reviews at Barnes
& Noble
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Juvenile
Fiction
The Cobweb Christmas. Illustrated by Joe Lasker. 1st ed. New
York: Crowell, 1982. Grades K-2.
After waiting years to witness some of the special magic
that happens Christmas Eve, a kindly old woman finally gets her
wish. Reviews at Barnes &
Noble
Gopher, Tanker, and the Admiral. Illustrated by Eileen
McKeatring. 1st ed. New York: T. Y. Crowell, 1984
When other money-making efforts fail, a boy and his dog
accept a summer job as companions to an old man, only to become involved
in solving some neighborhood burglaries.
The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb : A Mexican Fable.
Illustrated by Francisco X. Mora. New York: Clarion, 1995. Grades
PreSc-2.
A small red ant finds a crumb in a Mexican cornfield, but
she is afraid that she lacks the strength to move it herself and goes
off to find an animal that can. Reviews at Barnes & Noble
A Month of Seven Days. 1st ed. New York: Crowell, 1987.
When twelve-year-old Zoe's Georgia home is taken over by
Union soldiers, she uses all her ingenuity to drive them away. Civil
War, historical fiction
T. J.'s Ghost. 1st ed. New York: Crowell, 1989.
While staying with her eccentric aunt and uncle on the foggy
California coast, T. J. finds herself involved in an unusual adventure
when she helps the ghost of a nineteenth-century stowaway find a ring
that will help free him to his future.
Why Monkeys Live in Trees. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
After stealing the headman's cowrie shells, a skinny old man
and a scrawny old woman become trapped in a tree and gradually are
transformed into the world's first monkeys. Congo folklore.
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Nonprint Media
Cinderella Around the World. Frostproof, FL: Learning Connection,
1998. 6 books, 1 guide, 1 sound cassette.
Presents versions of the favorite fairy tale around the world!
Compares cultures, clothing and customs from America, Egypt and Korea.
Includes Climo's The Korean Cinderella and The Egyptian
Cinderella; Minters, Cinder-Elly; Ai-Ling Louie,
Yeh-Shen; Steptoe, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; Disney
Cinderella.
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Adult Nonfiction
Magic & Mischief : Tales from Cornwall. Illustrated by Anthony
Bacon Venti. New York: Clarion Books, 1999.
A collection of stories detailing the charms, powers, and
adventures, each about "some kind of magical being, good or bad" from
the small corner of England known as Cornwall.
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