Girls and goddesses : stories of heroines from around the world
Title:
Girls and goddesses : stories of heroines from around the world
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
"Heroines battle greedy giants, unjust emperors, and shape-shifting demons in this collection of traditional tales. Lore from cultures around the world tells the story of girl power".
Other Title:
Girls & goddesses
Year Published:
2016
Series:
Physical Description:
119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Chi and the seven-headed dragon : Chinese legend -- Inanna and the box of monsters : Sumerian myth -- Wolf in the bed : French folktale -- Telesilla and the gates of Argos : Greek legend -- Durga and the demon : Indian myth -- Kopecho and the two suns : Venezuelan legend -- Mbango and the whirlpool : Cameroonian folktale -- Hervor and the cursed sword : Norse legend -- Visiting Baba Yaga : Russian folktale -- Aliquipiso and the cliffs : American Indian legend -- Tokoyo and the skin rope : Japanese legend-- -- Giant's heart : Scottish folktale.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9781512413373
Publisher:
Minneapolis : Darby Creek, [2016]
