Title:
Ask the bones : scary stories from around the world / selected and retold by Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz ; illustrated by David Linn.
ISBN:
9780142301401
Publication Information:
New York : Puffin Books, 2002.
Physical Description:
ix, 145 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
The haunted forest (Uzbekistan) -- The murkey secret (United States) -- Next-of-kin (Spain) -- The bloody fangs (Japan) -- Ask the bones (Caucasus Region) -- The four-footed horror (United States) -- Beginning with the ears (Iraq) -- Fiddling with fire (United States) -- The Laplander's drum (England) -- A night of terror (Eastern Europe) -- Nowhere to hide (Russia) -- The handkerchief (China) -- The mousetrap (Iceland) -- The speaking head (Eastern Europe) -- The dripping cutlass (United States) -- The black snake (Persia) -- The hand of death (Mexico) -- The invisible guest (Germany) -- A trace of blood (United States) -- The bridal gown (Germany) -- The greedy man and the goat (Russia) -- The evil eye (United States).
Summary:
A collection of scary folktales from countries around the world including China, Russia, Spain, and the United States.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 4.0 36528.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 5.2 9 Quiz: 46654.
Genre:
Audience:
790L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocm50547949
Availability:
Farmington~1
