Bibliograph

Mythical birds & beasts from many lands, retold by Margaret Mayo ; illustrated by Jane Ray

Type

Label

Mythical birds & beasts from many lands, retold by Margaret Mayo ; illustrated by Jane Ray

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mythical birds & beasts from many lands

Oclc number

35701140

Responsibility statement

retold by Margaret Mayo ; illustrated by Jane Ray

Summary

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

Table Of 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]

Target audience

juvenile

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