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Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this variation on the old English folktale, a teeny tiny teacher takes a teeny tiny bone back to her classroom and has it subsequently disrupted by a teeny tiny voice asking for the bone.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Young Tom of Warwick is sent to live in a castle so that he can learn about knighthood and chivalry. There, kindly Master William, the armorer, tells stories about knights from all around the world. Through their courage, honor, strength, wisdom, patience, and humility, the knights in these stories illustrate to Tom what it takes to be a great knight.
4) Robin Hood
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
5) King Arthur
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "Once and Future King," covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Mike O'Leary is a professional storyteller who has constantly been asked if he has written any of his stories down. Well, now he has, and here they are! These beautifully told folk tales represent the diversity of the area-from densely populated Portsmouth to the rural New Forest. With dark tales of ghosts and madmen, witches and wise women, gibbering rats and dragons dancing themselves to death, yet also with humour, silliness, and evocative tales...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Leicestershire and Rutland reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the counties and its people. Leicestershire and Rutland have a rich and diverse collection of tales, from stories of epic battles and heroic deeds to legends of mythical...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown
Pub. Date
c1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Storyteller Adam Bushnell brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, limestone cliffs, remote moorland, pastoral dales and settled coalfields of County Durham. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet the evil fairies of Rothley Mill, the shape-changing witch from Easington, the Bishop Auckland boar, the Dun Cow from Durham City and many other characters - all as fantastical and powerful as the landscape they inhabit. Retold in an engaging...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Hugh Lupton. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories from Norfolk reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Norfolk has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from the stories of the fenland giant Tom Hickathrift to tales of demons, magicians and ghosts. These highly readable tales,...
17) Kent Folk Tales
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
These traditional stories and local legends have been handed down by storytellers for centuries. As folk tales reveal a lot about the people who invented them, this book provides a link to the ethics and way of life of generations of Kentish people. Herein you will find the intriguing tales of Brave Mary of Mill Hill, King Herla, the Pickpockets of Sturry, the Wantsum Wyrm and the Battle of Sandwich, to name but a few. These captivating stories, brought...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ranging from the silly to the gory and unsettling, Nottinghamshire Folk Tales features stories of love, murder, and all kinds of roguery. From historical to fabled, the book includes an array of heroes and villains-including the legendary Robin Hood-and lovers of the supernatural will find an abundance of fairies, ghosts, and monsters. This book presents the history of the people of Nottinghamshire through the stories they have told and passed on,...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by writer, storyteller and poe t Jennie Bailey and storyteller, writer,psychotherapist and shamanic guide David England. Take a fantasy journey around Lancashire, the Phantom Voice at Southport, the Leprechauns of Liverpool and the famous hanging of Pendle Witches at Lancaster,to the infamous Miss Whiplash at Clitheroe. Enjoy a rich feast of local...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most fascinating counties are vividly retold by local storyteller The Journey Man. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Staffordshire reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people.Staffordshire has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from the stories of some of Britain's most famous mythical heroes, to tales of demons, dragons,...
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