A twist in the tail
Subtitle: animal stories from around the world
By: Mary Hoffman ; illustrated by Jan Ormerod.
Contributors: Ormerod, Jan, ill.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
Subjects: Animals -- Folklore; Tales; Animals -- Folklore; Folklore
Other titles: Animal stories from around the world
Description: Retellings of ten traditional animal tales from around the world.
Table of contents: title: A birthday surprise (Anancy story from the Caribbean); title: The fox and the crab have a race (China); title: The bright blue jackal (India); title: The wolf who loved sheep (A Los Nobos story from Cape Verde); title: The magpie and the milk (Turkey); title: The pelican and the fish (Malaysia); title: The fox and the boastful brave (Iroquois story from North America); title: The tortoise who rode an elephant (Nigeria); title: The very clever rabbit (Venezuela); title: The animal who couldn't make up its mind (Australia).