Serpents and werewolves : stories of shape-shifters from around the world

Don, Lari, author.

Book 2016

"A princess makes a daring deal with the Queen of the Snakes. A lonely sister weaves stinging plants together in order to save her brothers from their mother. A curious boy suddenly becomes a Wolf cub ... Discover a worldwide collection of shape-shifter stories, based on Folktales and lore From the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe, from cursed princes to the First werewolves, things aren't always what they seem!"--page [4] of cover.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Folklore

Shapeshifting

Shapeshifting Juvenile literature

More in this Genre:

Folk tales

Part of a Series:

World of stories

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ISBN:

9781512413212

Description:

142 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Target Audience Note:

Age: 7-12
Grade 4 to 6

Contents:

The snake prince : Punjabi folktale
The first werewolves : Greek myth
Catching Loki : Norse myth
The Ashkelon witches : Jewish folktale
Turnskin : Breton folktale
The swallow's search : Egyptian myth
The frog, the flies and the frying pan : Scottish folktale
Fooled by foxes : Japanese folktale
Ceridwen's potion : Welsh legend
The gold sea : Canadian tribal tale
The swan brothers : Norwegian folktale
The wolf arrow : Dutch folktale
Buzzard boy : Mexican folktale
The laidly wyrm : Northumbrian legend
The accidental wolf cub : German folktale

LCCN:

2015046855

Control Number:

1926837

UPC:

043396474222

Other Authors:

Greenwood, Francesca, illustrator

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