First American edition of Magical Tales from Many Lands: A collection of 14 illustrated folktales from around the world.
Retold by Margaret Mayo, illustrated by Jane Ray. 1993, stated first American edition, first printing. Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin. (First published in the UK in 1993 by Orchard Books.)
"We are the world..." And we all have stories. Magical Tales of Many Lands is a collection of 14 beautifully illustrated folktales of "magic, mystery, and mischief" from around the world. Jane Ray's artwork is reminiscent of 18th C. illuminated manuscripts from India.
Contents
The Lemon Princess - Based on a Turkish version of the story
Feather Woman and The Morning Star - First People, Great Plains
The Kingdom Under The Sea - Japanese folktale
Unanana and The Enormous One-Tusked Elephant - Zulu folktale
Kate Crackernuts - Orkney and Angus, Scotland
The King Who Wanted To Touch The Moon - West Africa via Dominica
Three Golden Apples - French fairytale
The Magic Fruit - First recorded in 1608
Seven Clever Brothers - Jewish folktale
The Prince and The Flying Carpet - Indian folktale
The Halloween Witches - African-American folktale
Koala - Australian folktale
Baba Yaga Bony-Legs - Russian folktale
The Yellow Thunder Dragon - Chinese mythology
Condition*: Fine/Very Good. Dust jacket is price-clipped else Fine. Bookplate inscribed from a teacher to her students plus bookmark.
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