num_pages: 86
description: A collection of traditional tales from around the world each of whose main character is female.Contents:The woman in the moon (Chippewa, North America) A mother's yarn (Saami, Lappland) The nagging husband (Tallinn, Estonia) Gulnara the Tartar warrior (Tartar, border region of west Siberia and Mongolia) Caterina the Wise (Sicily, Italy) Oona and the giant Cuchulain (Ireland) Aina-kizz and the black-bearded Bai (Soviet Central Asia) A pottle o' brains (Lincolnshire, England) The maid who chose a husband (Ghana) Three strong women (Japan) The wonderful pearl (Vietnam) The squire's bride (Norway)The Aztec sun goddess (Aztec)
language: English
title: The Woman in the Moon and Other Tales of Forgotten Heroines
titlecomplete: The Woman in the Moon and Other Tales of Forgotten Heroines
genres: Short Stories, Anthologies, Nonfiction, Feminism, Childrens, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Dial Books