Ten of the best animal myths
By: David West
Series: Ten of the best: myths, legends & folk stories
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780778708209; 9780778708070; 9781427177407; 9781427177322
Subjects: Tales; Animals; Folklore
Description: Illustrated retellings of tales from a variety of cultures, with boxes containing additional information to help in understanding the stories and the time period in which each was written.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Anansi the spider : a story from the Ashanti people of Ghana, Africa; title: Wenebojo and Buffalo : a story from native North American tribes; title: Brer Rabbit : an African-American folk tale; title: Hare and Tortoise : one of Aesop's fables from ancient Greece; title: Gods and cats : an ancient Chinese story; title: Androclus and the lion : a story from ancient Rome; title: Turtle and peacock : a folk tale from ancient India; title: Mainu the frog : a story from African myth; title: Arion and the dolphin : a tale from ancient Greek myth; title: White elephant : a story from India.