Spooky stories : of the world

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This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Packed with mind-boggling mysteries, unexplained enigmas and traditional stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine, 'Spooky Stories of the World' is the ultimate feast for Halloween-loving kids and readers in search of a fright.

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Ghosts Juvenile literature

Mythology Juvenile literature

Tales Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781837580033

Description:

142 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Contents:

North America
The vampire skeleton
Blackbeard's ghost
The legend of la mocuana
The lagahoo
More spookiness from North America
South America
The asema
Auñ pana and the yanomami
The luz mala
More spookiness from South America
Africa
The death of Osiris
The king and the ju ju tree
The devouring gourd
Andwele and the mahoka
More spookiness from Africa
Europe
The bite of the queen rat
The basilisk of Vilnius
Baba Yaga's hut
More spookiness from Europe
Asia
The ghost wife
Hōichi-the-earless
The fox sister
More spookiness from Asia
Oceania
The bunyip
The ghost on Pinjarra bridge
The two sorcerors
More spookiness from Oceania

Control Number:

3271811

Other Authors:

Georgiev, Teo, 1992- illustrator
Lonely Planet Global Limited, publisher

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