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Tikki Tikki Tembo (Owlet Book) by Arlene Mosel Publisher Comments Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears by Verna Aardema Publisher Comments A Caldecott Medal winner, this retelling of a traditional West African tale reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths by Ingri Daulaire Publisher Comments " For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of ... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fantasy Encyclopedia by Judy Allen Publisher Comments With a Foreword by award-winning fantasy author Stroud, and artwork by some of the world's best illustrators, the"Fantasy Encyclopedia" is a spectacular one-stop guide to the creatures and people of folklore and fantasy. Full color.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huche Bishop Publisher Comments The classic story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability is "a dramatic retelling of an old Chinese tale." (The New York Public Library)." . . . when Bishop makes the tall brother stretch, the sea-swallower work, or the... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Ernest Drake Staff Pick I originally picked up this beautiful book, published by Candlewick Press, just to look at it, thinking I might buy one at a later time. But I soon realized that I needed to have a copy in my possession immediately! Laden with attractive illustrations... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.00 Used - Hardcover
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Wicked Jack by Connie N Wooldridge Publisher Comments When he dies, a mean blacksmith is rejected by both St. Peter and the Devil.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Princess and the White Bear King by Tanya Robyn Batt Synopsis Combining breathtaking artwork with mesmerizing and lyrical storytelling, this beautiful retelling of the classic fairy tale creates a magical land that will keep children absorbed for hours. Full color.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Chinese Fairy Tales by Frederick H Martens Publisher Comments A captivating collection of authentic Chinese fairy tales, based on legends, ghost stories, and myths. Stories include "The Flower-Elves," "The Dragon-Princess," "The Bird with Nine Heads," many others. 25 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $3.25 Your price: $1.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Illustrated Book of Myths by Neil Philip Publisher Comments Myths are the dreams of mankind, at once utterly strange and hauntingly familiar. They tell of beginnings and ends, creation and destruction, life and death... This beautifully illustrated book gathers together many of the most popular myths from all... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens Publisher Comments With roots in European folktales and American slave stories, this tale celebrates the trickster tradition of overcoming hardship by using one's wits. An exciting vertical format takes this funny story to its most entertaining extreme.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters by Judy Sierra Publisher Comments Do you know why you should have baby teeth handy when visiting the Midwest? Or why you should bring a cucumber with you when swimming in Japan? How good are you at solving Russian riddles? From Boston to Bejing, from Moscow to Mali, any place you visit... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Vampyre: The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius Van Helsing by Corneli Van Helsing Publisher Comments Vampyre! The name alone strikes terror into the hearts of most mortals . . . but not Dr. Cornelius Van Helsingand#8212;a doctor by profession but secretly a vampyre expert and hunter extraordinaire. Lucky for us, he recorded everything he discovered... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Barefoot Book of Giants, Ghosts, and Goblins by John Matthews Synopsis In this collection of stories, you will encounter outlandish characters: a giant with no heart, a ghost with two faces, and a huge goblin with bulging eyes. Settle back and let yourself be swept away on strange adventures to distant lands, as Jerry... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Book W/Audio Cd
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The Jack Tales Folk Tales From the Southern Appalachians by Richard Chase Publisher Comments A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack.... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young Publisher Comments Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother in this Chinese retelling.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Three Sacks of Truth: A Story from France by Eric A Kimmel Publisher Comments Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Norse Myths (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) by Kevin Crossley-Holland Publisher Comments Entertaining and sometimes horrifying legends of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and giants survive from pagan Scandinavia, even though the Norsemen were unable to write them down. Odin and Thor, Freyja and Loki, Sigurd the Volsung... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale (Picture Puffin Books) by Gerald Mcdermott Publisher Comments Relates the consequences of a stonecutter's foolish longing for power.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman Publisher Comments A retelling of Britain's oldest epic vividly brings to life a Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf who, after defeating two great evils, meets his match in the death-dragon of the deep, Grendel.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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