Title:
Not one damsel in distress : world folktales for strong girls / collected and told by Jane Yolen ; with illustrations by Susan Guevara.
ISBN:
9781328900203
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
Physical Description:
133 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Atalanta the huntress (Greece) -- Nana Miriam (Niger) -- Fitcher's bird (Germany) -- The girl and the puma (Argentina) -- Li Chi slays the serpent (China) -- Brave woman counts coup (United States/White River Sioux) -- Pretty Penny (United States/Ozark Mountains) -- Burd Janet (Scotland) -- Mizilca (Romania) -- The pirate princess Poland/Jewish) -- The samurai maiden (Japan) -- Bradamante (France) -- Molly Whuppie (England) -- The princess Kemang (Indonesia) -- Masha and the bear (Azerbaijan).
Summary:
A collection of fifteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 4 66295.
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Added Author:
OCLC Number:
ocn994296521
Availability:
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