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Author Sierra, Judy.

Title Silly & sillier : read aloud tales from around the world / told by Judy Sierra ; illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev.

Imprint New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Meadowlark Non-Fiction  398.2 SIE    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description 82 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary A compilation of folktales from twenty different cultures, each of which contains elements suited to storytelling for young children.
Contents Silly and sillier (England) -- Toontoony bird (Bangladesh) -- Clever Mandy (Bahamas) -- Magical mice (Japan) -- The coyote and the lizard (United States: Pueblo Indian) -- Bear squash-you-all-flat (Russia) -- The koala and the kangaroo (Australia: Aborigine) -- Jabuti and jaguar go courting (Brazil) -- Why do monkeys live in trees? (Ghana) -- Juan Bobo (Argentina) -- The wonderful pancake (Ireland) -- Kuratko the terrible (Czech Republic) -- Too many fish (Borneo) -- The tortoise and the iroko man (Nigeria) -- Don't wake King Alimango (Philippines) -- Buggy Wuggy (Italy) -- The teeny-tiny chick and the sneaky old car (Myanmar, formerly Burma) -- The singing pumpkin (Iran) -- The mighty caterpillar (South Africa: Masai) -- Old good turn deserves another (Mexico).
Study Program Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 4.1 2.0 67742 LARK
Subject Tales.
Folklore.
Storytelling -- Collections.
Added Author Gorbachev, Valeri, illustrator.
ISBN 0375806091
9780375806094
0375906096 (glb.)
9780375906091 (glb.)
Standard No. NZ1 5882739
AU@ 000021890381

 
    
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