Mythical birds & beasts from many lands

Mayo, Margaret (Author). Ray, Jane, (ill.).

Summary: Retells a variety of traditional tales featuring such mythical creatures as the mermaid, unicorn, and phoenix.

Item details

ISBN: 0525457887 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780525457886 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
108 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Edition: 1st Amer. ed.
Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1997.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Originally published: The Orchard book of mythical birds & beasts. London : Orchard, c1996.

Formatted Contents Note:

Contents: Pegasus: The chimera (The horse that could fly) [Greek myth] -- The mermaid (Don't ever look at a mermaid) [English story from Cornwall] -- The unicorn (The Unicorn who walks alone) [traditional European story] -- The thunderbird (The green-clawed thunderbird) [Native American tale] -- The dragon (The fish at Dragon's Gate) [story from China] -- The sea serpent (Jamie and the biggest, first, and father of all sea serpents [Scandinavian story told in the Orkney Islands] -- The feathered snake (How music came to the world) [story from Central America and Mexico] -- The minotaur (The one and only minotaur) [Greek myth] -- The naga (Three fabulous eggs) [story from Burma] -- The phoenix (Bird of the Sun) [Egyptian story].

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Subject:

Tales
Animals, Mythical Folklore
Folklore
Mythology Juvenile literature

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